Lawmakers in Washington have delivered a mixed reaction to President Trump's historic meeting with Kim Jong Un of North Korea.
Some have sharply criticised the agreement signed between the two leaders - saying it lacks critical details. Others have praised the president for moving diplomacy forward.
Our Washington Correspondent Harry Horton reports.
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As President Trump boarded Air Force One in Singapore - Washington was waking up to news of an agreement he signed with Kim Jong Un.
The summit was historic - on that point everyone agrees. But many back home felt the president failed to extract the concessions from Kim the US had long demanded. Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer:
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"It is worrisome, very worrisome, that this joint statement is so imprecise. What the United States has gained is vague and unverifiable at best. What North Korea has gained, however, is tangible and lasting."
Democratic Senator Cory Booker said President Trump failed to properly address human rights concerns.
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"There's been a lot left off the table. There are a lot of scant details. That's why this amounts to nothing more, at this point, than a photo-op and initial press release on very broad-brush terms."
The Pentagon moved quickly to reassure allies of US security commitments in the region - after concerns about President Trump's decision to call off so-called 'war games' between American and South Korean forces.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said they'd concerned if the US signalled further withdrawals.
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"I don't think canceling a war game is going to matter over the arch of time. The one thing that I would violently disagree with is removing our troops. I can't imagine I would vote for any agreement that requires us to withdraw our forces."
With peace now firmly on the agenda, some Kingston Reif of the Arms Control Association says it could be difficult to put pressure on North Korea in future discussions.
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"China is unlikely to go to the lengths that it went to previously and up to this point. So I think it will be hard to build the kind of pressure campaign that the administration was able to build during its first year or so in office."
Without doubt, Washington is far more comfortable discussing diplomacy than military threats. But for President Trump, now comes the hard part - fleshing out the details, and proving that this time, things really can turn out differently.
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