President Trump said Monday he would extend his visit to Asia this week if it meant meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that he “got along great” with Kim and remains open to another encounter.
“I liked him. He liked me,” Trump said while en route to Japan. “If he wants to meet, I’ll be in South Korea.”
The remarks follow Trump’s comments on Friday indicating he would welcome another meeting with Kim, whom he first met in 2019. “If he’d like to meet, I’m open to it,” Trump said, noting that North Korea “has a lot of nuclear weapons but not a lot of telephone service.”
“He probably knows I’m coming, right? Yeah, I’d be open to it, 100 percent,” Trump added.
Chairman Kim Jong-Un Meets President Trump in Singapore, 12 June 2018
