Trump open to meeting with Kim Jong Un, asks media to ‘put out the word’

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President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he is “open” to meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un during his Asia tour. The two men haven’t met face-to-face since June 2019, when Trump became the first sitting president to step into the communist country.

“I’d be open to it, 100%. I got along very well with him, Kim Jong Un,” Trump said on Air Force One as he headed to Malaysia. The president went on to ask the media to “put out the word.”

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