Article snippet: MORE on Friday sounded optimistic about reviving the North Korean nuclear summit he scrapped just one day earlier, even saying it is possible the meeting could take place on its original date. “We’ll see what happens. We’re talking to them now,” Trump said on the South Lawn of the White House before leaving for the U.S. Naval Academy to deliver a commencement address. “They very much want to do it. We’d like to do it.” Trump added “it could even be the 12th,” referring to the June 12 date he had agreed to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. The president, who sees himself as the quintessential dealmaker, suggested the war of words between the two countries is simply part of an effort to gain leverage. “Everybody plays games. You know that better than anybody,” he told a reporter. The president’s latest comments followed a Friday morning tweet, in which he welcomed North Korea’s “warm and productive” statement in response to his decision to cancel the summit. The tone stood in stark contrast to the letter Trump wrote to Kim on Thursday, when he told the North Korean leader his government’s “tremendous anger and open hostility” toward the U.S. caused him to cancel the summit. The comments from both nations show they are working to get the potentially historic summit back on track. North Korea issued a statement Friday calling the cancellation “very regrettable” and said it remains willing to give Trump the “time and opportunities” to reconsider his ... Link to the full article to read more