North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un poses with President Donald Trump at the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on June 30, 2019. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
The president had previously noted during a prior gaggle aboard Air Force One that he would be open to meeting with Kim Jong Un.
"I got along very well with him," he said of the foreign leader.
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North Korea is one of the few nations around the globe armed with nuclear weapons.
During his first term, Trump met with Kim Jong Un several times.
A handout photo provided by Dong-A Ilbo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a meeting on the south side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019 in Panmunjom, South Korea. ( Dong-A Ilbo via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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He even made history as the first sitting U.S. president to step into North Korea.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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