Trump Becomes 1st Sitting US President To Step Into North Korea | Sunday TODAY

President Trump was the first to arrive walking slowly toward North Korea in the no-man's land of the Demilitarized Zone or DMZ then kim jeong-hoon emerged walking faster to catch up the two leaders shook hands Trump on South Korean soil Kim jong-un in the north they were separated only by a narrow concrete strip the demarcation line between the two Koreas President Trump asked and was invited to cross I asked him I said would you like me to come across the line he said I would be honored to do that I would be honored now I didn't know really what he was going to say but it was my honor to do it the first sitting American president to set foot on North Korean soil Kim jong-un then stepped over the line into South Korea it was chaotic that but the details clearly only came together in the last minute security camera crews North Korean television got in each other's way but real history is often messy and we got to meet and stepping across that line was a great honor a lot of progress is been made a lot of friendships have been made and this has been in particular a great friendship then the North Korean leader president Trump and his advisors and family members went in for extended talks and I want to thank chairman Kim for something else when I put out the social media notification if he didn't show up the press was gonna make me look very bad so you made us both look good but we've developed a great relationship the Demilitarized Zone is one of the most unique and tense places on earth a hundred sixty miles long 2.5 miles wide it straddles the border between North with the demarcation line running up the middle the zone was set up in 1953 after the Korean War to de-escalate hostilities a safe place where enemies can meet today being used exactly what it was built for what was supposed to be five minutes left at over an hour President Trump walking on back to his side of the border you