Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday surprised
Donald Trump with a big birthday cake, ahead of the US President's historic
summit with North Korean leader Kim Jung-un here on Tuesday
.
Trump celebrated his 72nd birthday during his lunch with
Loong at the presidential palace Istana after their bilateral meeting during
which the two leaders discussed everything from the summit preparations to the
US' tariff threats.
A picture of Trump smiling at the cake, decorated with fresh
fruit, was shared on Twitter by Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian
Balakrishnan with the message saying "Celebrating birthday, a bit early".
Trump was accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,
National Security Adviser John Bolton, White House Press Secretary Sarah
Sanders and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly during the meeting.
The meeting was Trump's only scheduled public event today.
Earlier, Trump tweeted it was "great to be in
Singapore, excitement is in the air".
Trump's landmark meeting with Kim tomorrow will mark the
first time a sitting US president meets with a North Korean leader.
The summit will also mark a turnaround of relations between
Trump and Kim after a long-running exchange of furious threats and insults.
The two leaders have had an extraordinary up-and-down
relationship over the past 18 months.
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