Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS President Donald Trump has stated that he plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year in a new development days after he ordered Pentagon officials to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea to avoid sending a hostile message. "I know Kim Jong Un very well, and he's going to be fine as long as we have a smart president," Trump told reporters on Wednesday. "The fact that I get along with him - that's a good thing, not a bad thing. He has 57 very powerful nuclear weapons. .. They should have never allowed it. If I were president, I wouldn't have allowed it. But he's got them."Reports suggest Trump has instructed aides to arrange an in-person meeting with Kim as early as autumn as part of an effort to revive diplomatic engagement during his second term. Kim Jong Un's sister, Kim Yo Jong, described the relationship between the two leaders as "truly great", though she expressed ongoing concern regarding US military activities near the Korean peninsula. The proposed talks follow historic summits held in 2018 and 2019 that ultimately broke down over denuclearisation demands, with Trump continuing to maintain that his rapport with Kim is a positive diplomatic asset. In fullNorth Korea dismisses Trump’s bid to woo Kim Jong Un at the expense of longstanding US allyMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump says he will meet Kim Jong Un later this year
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS President Donald Trump has stated that he plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year in a new development days after he ordered Pentagon officials to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea to avoid sending a hostile message. "I know Kim Jong Un very well, and he's going to be fine as long as we have a smart president," Trump told reporters on Wednesday. "The fact that I get along with him - that's a good thing, not a bad thing. He has 57 very powerful nuclear weapons. .. They should have never allowed it. If I were president, I wouldn't have allowed it. But he's got them."Reports suggest Trump has instructed aides to arrange an in-person meeting with Kim as early as autumn as part of an effort to revive diplomatic engagement during his second term. Kim Jong Un's sister, Kim Yo Jong, described the relationship between the two leaders as "truly great", though she expressed ongoing concern regarding US military activities near the Korean peninsula. The proposed talks follow historic summits held in 2018 and 2019 that ultimately broke down over denuclearisation demands, with Trump continuing to maintain that his rapport with Kim is a positive diplomatic asset. In fullNorth Korea dismisses Trump’s bid to woo Kim Jong Un at the expense of longstanding US allyMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
