Trump says Kim Jong-un has responded to his overtures when asked about scaling back US drills with South Korea â as it happened
Donald Trump has â said that âNorth Korean leader â Kim Jong-un â has âresponded âto his overtures âafter he âordered the US to scale back military âexercises with South âKorea.
Speaking âto reporters in the Oval âOffice, Trump was asked why Kim had not responded to his overtures. Trump shot back at the reporter: âHow do you know he hasnât responded?â The reporter then asked again if he had.
âUm, yeah he has,â Trump said. Asked what stage the conversations with Kim were at, Trump said âitâs very positiveâ, but provided no further detail. He added:
double quotation markKim Jong-un has always âtreated âme with great ârespect and we met âon numerous âoccasions, âactually âtwo primary occasions, spoken and spent time. I understand him. He understands me.
Their relationship was âa dominant theme during Trumpâs first term, including a âseries of meetings between them, but has received less emphasis in his second â term.