Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un stand face to face in a heated exchange over the name of a proposed hotel in Pyongyang. Trump insists the property carry his name while Kim demands his own branding. The two leaders then turn their backs on each other. Text in the second panel states the outcome as no deal. The image reflects stalled diplomacy between the United States and North Korea in early 2019 after prior summits produced limited progress on denuclearization.
The cartoon by Adam Zyglis published March 1, 2019, shows President Donald Trump tumbling through the air above water with torn papers labeled N. Korea and Deal trailing behind him. An explosion labeled Vietnam sends smoke and debris skyward on the left. The caption reads Rocketman. The image responds to the collapse of the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi, where no agreement on denuclearization was reached despite high expectations.
The cartoon depicts Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un flung into the air by a rocket labeled Denuclearization Talks that has crashed into the ground at the Hanoi summit site. A speech bubble from onlookers reads A REAL PROGRESS... The image captures the collapse of the February 2019 meeting where no agreement was reached on North Korean nuclear limits.
The cartoon depicts Donald Trump standing beside Kim Jong Un, who sits on a throne atop a large skull marked totalitarianism. Trump states they fell in love during their 2019 summit. The image references the leaders' meeting and Trump's public comments about his rapport with the North Korean leader. It places the encounter directly on the symbol of authoritarian rule to highlight the context of the diplomacy.
The image shows President Donald Trump being yanked forward by a red carpet labeled denuclearization deal held by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump shouts that he has been shanghaied. The drawing appeared days after the June 2018 Singapore summit where Trump and Kim met to discuss ending North Korea's nuclear program. Sanctions relief and verification steps remained unresolved at the time of publication.
