Trump says he will meet with Kim Jong Un this year - NBC News
President Donald Trump has confirmed plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year, despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations. Trump defended his rapport with the leader and his decision to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea.
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This meeting represents a highly unconventional approach to international diplomacy and nuclear non-proliferation efforts.
President Donald Trump confirmed to reporters that he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year, a highly unusual move for an American president, if not for Trump himself. Asked whether he was expecting to meet with Kim this year, Trump responded, “Yeah, I will be.” The Wall Street Journal first reported that the president was pushing for a meeting with the North Korean leader, whom Trump previously met with three times, in 2018 and 2019. The U.S. does not have formal diplomatic relations with North Korea, and no other sitting presidents have met with the country’s supreme leaders. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea to meet with the country’s then-leaders, but those trips took place after they left office. Just days ago, Trump ordered the U.S.
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