Trump says he will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

Trump lately unveiled that he was scaling back joint military exercises with South Korea, possibly over trade tensions.

Key points

• Trump met with the North Korean leader in his first term and in 2019 took an historic step, literally, into North Korea with Kim Jung Un at his side.
• Kim Yo Jong, the leader's younger sister, informed North Korean state media on Wednesday that the country's position toward the U.S.
• The White House did not immediately respond to a request for more information.
• "The head of our state personally holds good memories and feelings toward Trump, " she remarked.
• "I get along with Kim Jong Un very well, " he remarked.

"I get along with Kim Jong Un very well, " he remarked. "He's going to be fine. As long as we have a smart president, he's going to be fine."

For context, the White House did not immediately respond to a request for more information.

Trump met with the North Korean leader in his first term and in 2019 took an historic step, literally, into North Korea with Kim Jung Un at his side. Trump has repeatedly broadcast his friendship with the dictator as a way to ensure the North Korean leader behaves in a way that's favorable to America.

Kim Yo Jong, the leader's younger sister, informed North Korean state media on Wednesday that the country's position toward the U.S. Had not changed despite the scaled-back military exercises, the Wall Street Journal noted.

"The head of our state personally holds good memories and feelings toward Trump, " she remarked. "Nevertheless the U.S.'s hostile policy remains unchanged."

For now, trump says he will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.