Trump says he 'gets along great' with N. Korean leader at campaign rally

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he "gets along great" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as he stressed the importance of maintaining good relations with leaders of nuclear-armed nations.

Trump made the remarks during a campaign rally in Ohio ahead of the U.S. midterm elections while discussing his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping and defending his ties with leaders of major powers.

"I get along great with Kim Jong-un," Trump said, adding, "Isn't it nice to get along with the leaders of massive nations, massive nuclear nations?"

In August, Trump said that he hopes to meet Kim later this year, adding to speculation that he might seek to rekindle his personal diplomacy with Kim that led to three bilateral in-person meetings: the first in Singapore in June 2018, the second in Hanoi in February 2019 and the last at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom.

Tommy Pigott, spokesperson for the State Department, said Friday that Trump does not view talks with North Korea as a "concession" and is willing to engage Pyongyang if doing so serves U.S. national interests.

At the rally, Trump also said it is good to get along with someone when that person has "112 nuclear missiles" without elaborating on what the figure represented.

In August, Trump claimed North Korea possessed 57 nuclear weapons, leaving unclear what exactly the latest figure he mentioned referred to.

Trump's latest remarks came as North Korea has continued to reject calls for denuclearization and insisted that its status as a nuclear weapon state is "irreversible."

U.S. President Donald Trump walks to speak to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One on Oct. 2, 2026, in this photo released by the Associated Press. (Yonhap)

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“我和金正恩相处得很好，”特朗普说，“和拥有强大核武器的大国领导人相处融洽，难道不好吗？”

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在集会上，特朗普还表示，如果某人拥有“112枚核导弹”，那么与他相处融洽是件好事，但他没有详细说明这个数字代表什么。

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美国官员称特朗普不认为与朝鲜的会谈是“让步”。

（导语）特朗普称朝鲜领导人金正恩拥有“相当大的”核能力，只要他还在位，朝鲜就不会有事。

特朗普在竞选集会上称，他与朝鲜领导人“相处得很好”。