Trump’s North Korea policy hangs by a thread — but he may be the only one who can fix it

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• North Korea returned the remains of 55 bodies, thought to belong to US servicemembers, on Friday.
• The repatriation — on the 65th anniversary of the armistice that paused the Korean War — was a commitment Kim made at his summit with Donald Trump.
• Every other element of Trump’s North Korea policy looks to have taken a nosedive, but this represents a hopeful thread.
• North Korea still hasn’t denuclearized and remains difficult in talks with the US.
• But if the two countries can build trust over time, Trump’s approach has a chance of working. 

North Korea returned the remains of 55 bodies, thought to belong to US servicemembers on Friday, coinciding with the 65th anniversary of the armistice that paused the Korean War.

The symbolic move represents the single, hopeful thread of President Donald Trump’s North Korea policy, as the rest of it crumbles.

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