Trump was asked in an interview Thursday whether he would be “in touch” with plans for Kim.
“Yes, I would. He liked me,” Trump said.
Although the two countries have been at odds since the Korean War nearly 70 years ago, Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim maintained an unusually strong and close relationship during his first term as president. Trump has previously said in the media that their relationship is “very good” and called Kim a “smart guy.”
Trump met with Kim three times between 2018 and 2019, during his first term in office.
In 2019, he made history by becoming the first sitting US president to visit North Korea since the 1953 armistice effectively ended the Korean War.
Following his reelection in November, Trump’s team said he was considering resuming “direct dialogue” with Kim.
But Trump’s close relationship with Kim has put him at odds with South Korea, a U.S. treaty ally, in the past, and could put him at odds with his own Cabinet as he prepares for his second term, Al Jazeera said. .
MNA