Trump: The U.S.-North Korea summit is canceled after the regime threatens ‘nuclear-to-nuclear shutdown.’ A U. grad wins as part of a case against Trump blocking Twitter followers. UTA repeats firing of former CEO, ensuring $282k severance.
Happy Thursday. So that’s done. President Donald Trump canceled his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday, writing in a letter that the historic gathering “will not take place” on June 12 in Singapore as scheduled. “Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting,” Trump wrote to Kim. The North Korean dictator had said previously after Trump waffled on whether the meeting would go forward, “meet us at a meeting room or encounter us at a nuclear-to-nuclear showdown.” [Politico]
Topping the news: A University of Utah grad and former Tribune writer was blocked on Twitter by President Donald Trump after criticizing the president’s immigration policy. He just won a U.S. district court case where the judge said Trump can’t block people for criticizing him. [Trib]
-> The Utah Transit Authority board repeated its previous firing of CEO Jerry Benson in a move that ensures he will be eligible for a $282,000 severance package. [Trib] DNews]
-> Former Attorney General John Swallow wants Utah to pay the $1.6 million he racked up in lawyer fees while being defended in a lengthy and controversial public corruption trial. [Trib]
Tweets of the day: From @pourmecoffee: “NFL Honors America By Silencing Thoughtcriminals”
-> From @aedwardslevy: “CLEARED AND PRESENT KUSHNER”
-> From @rpbp: “I sued the President, and I won.”
Trib Talk: Should schools be built based on education, safety or both? Tribune reporter Benjamin Wood explores this question with Hillcrest High teacher Katie Bullock and Terry Shoemaker, executive director of the Utah School Superintendents Association. [Trib]
In other news: SL Co. Mayor Ben McAdams and Road Home director Matt Minkevitch got in a heated interaction over how to respond after an audit found security issues and drug use at the downtown shelter. [Trib]
-> An audit into the Davis County Sheriff’s Office found that the office mishandled more than $126,000. [APviaTrib]
-> The Department of Corrections released an audit revealing that Daggett County jail guards would routinely sleep on the job – and one guard gave an inmate a Taser. [Trib]
-> While business leaders say a plan to build a Salt Lake City trade hub is good for the state, environmentalists say the project raises a number of concerns. [Trib] [DNews] [Fox13]
-> Tens of thousands will visit Moab and the surrounding area for Memorial Day weekend. Here’s a survival and fun guide. [Trib]
-> Utah author Richard Paul Evans, who was accused of harassing women at Salt Lake Comic Con, told KUTV that being a white man in the U.S. is comparable to being a Jew “in Nazi Germany.” [Trib] [KUTV]
-> Robert Gehrke imagines what Evans’ next book might be called. [Trib]
Nationally: A few congressional leaders from both parties will be briefed as to whether there was an informant in President Donald Trump’s election campaign, though the briefings will be separate. [Politico]
-> NFL team owners said that players will receive financial penalties for kneeling during the national anthem. [NYTimes]
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-- Thomas Burr and Connor Richards