Trump suffered a disastrous defeat in the midterm elections, and there is little hope for a summit between the US and North Korea leaders

U.S. President Trump will embark on a series of Asian itineraries in November, including the ASEAN Summit and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference (APEC). Although Trump has said that he may meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in November, experts believe that there is little hope for Trump to meet with Kim Jong Un after the Republican Party's defeat in the US midterm elections.

According to the "AFP" report, the Democratic Party gained control of the Senate and the House of Representatives in the U.S. midterm elections. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Trump and makes him a lame president with two years left in his term. The results of the U.S. midterm elections may make Kim Jong Un less motivated to meet with Trump.

Relations between the United States and North Korea have become even more tense after the FBI accused North Korea of ​​stealing $6 billion (approximately NT$197.8 billion) from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong said on the 4th that there is no need for North Korea to hold face-to-face talks with unreliable and hostile people. She added that the pursuit of peace includes dialogue, but dialogue does not necessarily serve North Korea's national interests.

Lim Eul-chul (transliteration), a professor at the Institute of Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University in South Korea, believes that Kim Yo-jong's statement represents that North Korea's attitude "has changed from defensive to offensive." He pointed out that North Korea’s latest statement used the Binance incident as an opportunity to condemn the United States’ pressure policy on North Korea.

Yang Moo-jin, former president of North and South Korea Graduate University, also said that Trump is expected to continue to seek dialogue with Kim Jong-un, but the division of the US government and Trump's political status as a lame president will become important variables in North Korea's considerations.

Michael Bosack, founder of the Parley Policy Institute, said that North Korea is seeking substantial and lasting changes in U.S. policy toward North Korea, but no matter what conditions Trump proposes, there is no guarantee that they will continue to take effect after the end of his second presidential term.

In addition, Kim Jong-un's deepening relations with Russia and China have also strengthened his political status and reduced his incentives for contact with the United States. South Korea's central bank estimated in July that North Korea's economy would grow by more than 3% for the third consecutive year in 2025. South Korea's central bank pointed out that North Korea's expansion of economic cooperation with Russia is the main factor driving its economic growth.