Escalation: Trump signals expected meeting with Kim

Donald Trump said he expects to meet Kim Jong Un later this year. Asked at the White House if a meeting was planned, he answered, "Yeah, I will be." He gave no date or venue, in what would be their first meeting of his second term.

He stressed his personal rapport with Kim and called that a good thing. He said Kim "has 57 very powerful nuclear weapons" and that the stockpile "should have never been allowed" to develop. He added, "You can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon."

Kim Yo Jong said she was "unaware" of any recent communication between the leaders. She dismissed the scaled‑back U.S.–South Korea drills as still "provocative and aggressive," while saying the leaders' personal relationship remains "excellent."

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources