Kim Jong Un’s sister ‘completely unaware’ of communications between North Korea and Trump

Published August 19, 2026 11:46am ET | Updated August 19, 2026 11:46am ET



President Donald Trump’s overtures of friendship toward North Korea have gone unanswered, according to a top regime official in Pyongyang.

Kim Yo Jong, sister and close ally of supreme leader Kim Jong Un, did not outright deny that the dictator has spoken with Trump since the president announced annual military drills with South Korea will be scaled back. Instead, she said that she was not aware of any such communications.

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