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How Trump and Kim's 9-year relationship evolved
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August 29, 2026
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1:59Now PlayingHow has the relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un evolved over the years?
"The president has an unconventional approach to foreign policy," Anthony Ruggiero says. "I think that's the most diplomatic way to put it, and his relationship with Kim Jong Un is something that he cultivated in the first term."
Trump, who said in 2018 that he and Kim "fell in love," has been pushing for a meeting with the authoritarian leader. The United States hasn't met with North Korea since Trump's first term.
Ruggiero, former National Security Council director for North Korea, joined Nick Schifrin for the latest episode of Compass Points about North Korea's relationship with the U.S.
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