No one can be surprised to learn that US-Korea (nuclear) relations are little changed, if at all, since Trump declared his love for Kim.
This NYT article describes the current state of affairs following Kim’s version of a fireside chat to the nation. Basically Kim told Trump to ‘shit or get off the pot’.
Cynic that I am, I believe Kim has deliberately handed Trump a platform to burn from - ‘support me, folks, this is our only chance to break North Korea’s nuclear button’.