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Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:15 PM Jan 2018

Trump says 'probably' has a good relationship with North Korea's Kim: WSJ

Source: Reuters

#WORLD NEWS JANUARY 11, 2018 / 4:47 PM / UPDATED 15 MINUTES AGO

Trump says 'probably' has a good relationship with North Korea's Kim: WSJ

Reuters Staff
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he “probably” has a very good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a change in tone for Trump after exchanging insults with Kim over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs.

Trump has derided the North Korean leader as a “maniac” and referred to him as “little rocket man.” Kim has responded by calling the U.S. president a “mentally deranged U.S. dotard.”

“I probably have a very good relationship with Kim Jong Un,” Trump said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “I have relationships with people. I think you people are surprised.”

Kim has warned the United States that he intends to build a nuclear arsenal capable of hitting the United States, prompting threats of military action by Washington.

Asked whether he has spoken with the North Korean leader, Trump told the newspaper: “I don’t want to comment on it. I‘m not saying I have or haven‘t. I just don’t want to comment.”

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-trump-interview/trump-says-probably-has-a-good-relationship-with-north-koreas-kim-wsj-idUSKBN1F02YR
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Trump says 'probably' has a good relationship with North Korea's Kim: WSJ (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2018 OP
No you dont. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1
Tump calls Kim names but he says he has a good relationship with him. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #2
Thats why he's scared to go to the Olympics.... Historic NY Jan 2018 #3
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