# ‘Be quiet’: Trump snaps at CNN over Kim Jong Un question

https://mins.news/en/video/24689

- CNN, 2026-08-18 02:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAUsyMqObI4

> Trump told CNN to “be quiet” when asked about Kim Jong Un. Hours before exercises with South Korea were due to begin, he announced the US would reduce them, citing his positive relationship with Kim and Seoul’s lack of help with Iran.

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