by David Lindfield
President Donald Trump said he would be willing to extend his current trip to Asia if North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un expresses interest in meeting.
Trump told reporters during a gaggle aboard Air Force One:
“But I’d love to meet with him if he’d like to meet.
“I got along great with Kim Jong Un.
“I liked him; he liked me.”
When asked whether he would lengthen his overseas travel schedule to accommodate a meeting, Trump confirmed that he would be open to the idea.
The president had previously made similar comments during an earlier exchange with reporters.
He has long emphasized his past relationship with the North Korean leader.
“I got along very well with him,” Trump said.
North Korea remains one of the few nations in the world known to possess nuclear weapons.
Tensions surrounding the rogue nation’s weapons program have periodically drawn international attention.
During his first term, Trump met with Kim Jong Un multiple times.
Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to step inside North Korea.
The moment drew global headlines and symbolized a rare moment of diplomatic engagement between Washington and Pyongyang.