Trump Plans to Contact North Korea, Touting ‘Good Relationship’

Donald Trump with Kim Jong-un in the Demilitarized Zone(DMZ) on June 30, 2019.

Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said he plans to reach out to North Korea “at some point” and reiterated that he has a “very good relationship” with leader Kim Jong Un.

“There is communication — I think it’s very important,” Trump told reporters on Monday, without giving a timeline. “There is a big nuclear nation, and he’s a very smart guy.”

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