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Trump says he will meet with Kim Jong Un this year
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump confirmed plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again this year, continuing a rare pattern of direct engagement between a sitting U.S. president and North Korea’s leader.
- Trump recently ordered a reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his positive relationship with Kim and South Korea’s lack of support in the U.S.-Iran conflict as factors.
- The U.S. has no formal diplomatic relations with North Korea, and no other sitting president has met with North Korean leaders, making Trump's meetings unprecedented in U.S. history.
- Trump declined to confirm whether he and Kim are currently exchanging letters but emphasized their good personal rapport despite Kim’s nuclear arsenal.
- These developments reflect a departure from traditional U.S. foreign policy, as the Trump administration appears to distance itself from longstanding allies and adopt a more unilateral approach.
