Daily NK Americaâs current domestic perils discard the urgency of the North Korean dilemma 2020.12.31 10:00am With President-elect Joe Bidenâs first term in the Oval Office coming up, President Donald Trumpâs last term is coming to a close, and with it the expectation of some practical improvement in nuclear weapons negotiations with North Korea. TRUMP’S LEGACY Trumpâs persona and distinct instability as a leader offered what analysts call an “opportunity” to apply the maximum pressure approach towards North Korean denuclearization. His attempt at wooing Kim Jong Un through the Singapore and Hanoi Summits tragically failed, instead acting as the starting point of heightened tensions between the two. The summits did little at all in terms of arms control, and North Korean provocations against South Korea continued without fail throughout the Trump presidency.Â