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Trump says he may meet Kim Jong Un during November Asia trip

Trump floats a fourth meeting with the North Korean leader even as Pyongyang keeps testing ballistic missiles.

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What to know

  • Trump says he may meet Kim Jong Un during his November Asia trip, which includes the Philippines ASEAN summit and expected contact with Xi Jinping at APEC in Shenzhen.
  • The overture follows Trump's August order scaling back US-South Korea military drills and his stated goal of meeting Kim before the end of 2026.
  • North Korea fired ballistic missiles on Oct 12, its fourth such test in about a month, even as Trump floats renewed diplomacy.
  • The talk of a meeting comes amid friction between Washington and Seoul over a $54 billion Alaska LNG investment Trump has demanded as part of South Korea's $350 billion investment commitment.

“I get along with him.”

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Trump says he may meet Kim Jong Un during November Asia trip
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  1. upcoming

    Trump meets Dennis Rodman, a longtime Kim contact — Earlier in October, Trump met basketball star Dennis Rodman, who has traveled to North Korea multiple times and has an unusual friendship with Kim.

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    “I may. I may. That would be exciting, but I get along with him.”
    — Donald Trump

    1. 7 outlets first by Washington Times, 1d ago · also Washington Examiner, Straits Times, Bloomberg, ThePrint, Anadolu Agency, News Talk 105.9 · read ↗

  3. background

    North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast — South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches marked Pyongyang's fourth ballistic missile test in about a month, raising regional tensions just as Trump floats renewed diplomacy.

  4. background

    Trump says he wants to meet Kim before year's end — Trump said he planned to meet the North Korean leader before the end of 2026, part of what he describes as reopened communications aimed at denuclearization.

  5. background

    Trump orders Pentagon to scale back drills with South Korea — Citing frustration that Seoul declined to support US military operations against Iran, Trump had the Pentagon pare back joint exercises, saying they sent an "inappropriate signal" to North Korea.