US President Donald Trump left the 44th G7 summit around four hours earlier than scheduled and departed directly for Singapore . He reportedly viewed the G7 summit as a " distraction " from his summit with Kim . Trump landed at Singapore 's Paya Lebar Airbase at 20:20 local time and was welcomed by Singapore 's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan . A US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport plane was already at the air base ahead of his arrival . Trump stayed at the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore , which has also hosted previous US Presidents
44th G7 summit
44th G7 summit
2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit