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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year, confirming earlier reports that he was pushing for such a summit. Speaking to reporters during a tour of a new White House helipad, Trump stated, “Yeah, I will be,” when asked if he expected to meet with Kim in 2026.
Trump also claimed North Korea possesses “57 very powerful nuclear weapons,” though he did not explain how he arrived at that figure. He defended his relationship with Kim, saying, “The fact that I get along with him, that’s a good thing, not a bad thing.” The president declined to confirm whether he and Kim have resumed exchanging letters, replying, “I can’t tell you that.”
The announcement follows Trump’s decision to scale back joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, which he described as “costly” and sending an “inappropriate and hostile” signal to North Korea. In a post on Truth Social, Trump cited his “very good relationship” with Kim as part of the reason for reducing the drills, which were set to begin this week. The exercises, known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, will now end about a week earlier than planned, according to U.S. and South Korean officials .
North Korea’s state media dismissed the scaled-back drills as an empty gesture. Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong Un’s sister, told state media that the reduction in exercises was “not worth commenting on” and that their “provocative and aggressive nature” remained unchanged. She did not address Trump’s claim about a potential meeting .
Trump’s outreach to Kim comes amid strained relations with South Korea, which he has criticized for refusing to support the U.S. in its conflict with Iran. On Sunday, Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” the joint drills, linking the decision to Seoul’s lack of assistance in the Iran war .
The two leaders previously met three times during Trump’s first term— in Singapore in 2018, Hanoi in 2019, and at the Korean Demilitarized Zone later that year. Those summits, which Trump once described as a diplomatic high point, failed to produce a denuclearization agreement. North Korea’s U.N. mission has rebuffed recent U.S. attempts to deliver a personal letter from Trump seeking to restart dialogue, according to Vox .
Trump’s latest remarks mark his most direct confirmation yet of plans to reengage with Kim, though Pyongyang has not publicly responded to the overture. The White House did not immediately provide further details about the timing or location of a potential meeting.
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