Trump says he’ll meet Kim Jong Un ‘someday’ before South Korea summit

President Donald Trump recently spoke about his positive relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, expressing optimism about a potential future meeting between the two leaders. This statement came just before a summit at the White House with South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae Myung.

Throughout his first term in office, President Trump had multiple meetings with Kim Jong Un, including summits in Singapore in 2018 and in Vietnam and North Korea in 2019, all focused on denuclearization talks.

“I have very good relationships with Kim Jong UN, North Korea,” Trump stated. “I mean, a lot of people would say, oh, that’s terrible. No, it’s good. In fact, someday I’ll see him. I look forward to seeing him. He was very good with me. We had two meetings — we had two summits. We got along great.”

Despite the initial optimism surrounding the denuclearization talks, they ultimately crumbled when President Trump refused to agree to Kim’s request for sanctions relief in exchange for shutting down North Korea’s primary nuclear complex.

While the Trump administration has shown interest in resuming talks with North Korea, Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, expressed skepticism about the White House’s intentions, stating that pressure for denuclearization would be seen as “nothing but a mockery.”

In addition to addressing North Korea, President Trump also made comments about South Korea, questioning recent reports of raids on churches and military bases in the country, suggesting that he would raise the issue with President Lee during his visit to the White House.

It remains to be seen how the relationship between the United States, North Korea, and South Korea will progress in the coming months.

This article was written by Diana Stancy, a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.