# Trump praises relationship with Kim Jong Un, plans meeting later this year

https://mins.news/en/item/26688

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 21:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/19/i-get-along-with-him-very-well?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump praised his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said he plans to meet him later this year. The remarks followed Trump’s order for Pentagon officials to shorten joint military drills with South Korea.

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