Trump wants Kim Jong Un meeting later this year to build on ‘great relationship’
Trump talks up relationship with Kim Jong Un: ‘I understand him’
- US President Donald Trump has expressed his hope to meet North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un later this year, citing their "great relationship".
- Speaking during an Oval Office meeting with South Korea's new president Lee Jae Myung on Monday, Trump recounted a 2019 trip to the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ).
- Trump said he "felt safe" at the DMZ due to his close relationship with Kim, despite the presence of rifles.
- He praised North Korea as a country with "tremendous potential" and mentioned spending "a lot of free time" talking with Kim.
- Watch the video in full above.