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>POTUS never crossed the line (ground).
That is the key point. TRUMP did not cross a line / a border. I assume Kim did not cross one either.
Could be the NK DMZ: "Within the DMZ is a meeting point between the two nations in the small Joint Security Area near the western end of the zone, where negotiations take place.' [Wikipedia]
There is no circumstance on God's green earth in which I can imagine either Kim or Trump meeting on foreign territory with a hostile head of state of a country with which they are at war and have been at war with for 60+ years. And, for Trump, meeting with a communist dictator in another communist country without formal diplomatic negotiations / congressional approval. He would be crucified and, I'm not expert in International Law or US Law, but I suspect something like that would be treasonous. If he wanted impeachment, that would be a fast-track to it.
Kim was not at the Forbidden City IMO - can't see how that would be legal or politically tolerable. Much more likely is Trump's people spoke to Kim's people, and one day, while Trump was stretching his legs and doing a little duty-free shopping at some airport during a routine stop, can you believe it: "Kim Jong-un, what a coincidence! Fancy meeting you here. I was just thinking of you. Psychic? I don't know. While we're browsing for bargains, lets have a chat about the CIA and those missiles you keep threatening the US with. Nothing formal, just a casual conversation".
That or POTUS sneaked off to the NK border while in China or… South Korea:
""Trump's attempt at surprise visit to Korean demilitarized zone is foiled by weather"" [Washington Compost, 7 Nov 2017]
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Trump's attempt to make a surprise visit to the Korean demilitarized zone ahead of a speech to the South Korean National Assembly was foiled by bad weather — apparently the moderately thick haze that has covered the sky here this week. Secret Service agents made the call minutes after Marine One had taken off, forcing Trump to return to Seoul and abort the 30-mile flight north…
""The DMZ visit was not announced publicly."" The traveling press pool that accompanies Trump was summoned earlier than expected. Sanders met the group with a sign on which the letters “DMZ” were written and told them "that is how she was instructed to inform them of the trip." She explained that the reporters were not permitted to make details public until after the president had visited the DMZ and returned to Seoul, presumably because of security concerns.
According to a pool reporter, the group boarded Chinook helicopters along with a half-dozen men in camouflage-patterned tactical gear. The helicopters traveled about 18 minutes before turning around. Trump does have a motorcade available in Seoul, but making the trip by ground would have taken longer and foiled the element of surprise; it also would have been difficult to shut down and secure crowded Seoul streets at a moment's notice.
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Trump had to "turn back" while the media where all stranded-like in a helicopter in mid-air, and with that terrible haze, they wouldn't have been able to see much anyway. What a coincidence!