I don’t think this was surprising to Trump or the team.....and they’re first volley (we’e not playing around) was when Trump canceled the meeting and Kim scrambled.
Test no. 1#
The ball will be in the President's court, in his final decision, to accept a crappy deal that is crafted by these Sherpas, or with his better instincts which he promised us on the campaign trail and which he has been true to in hiring no-nonsense professionals such as John Bolton who have been through this drill too many times to be fooled by the Norkies--and THEY know it! ;-)