What did Trump say about his relationship with Kim Jong-un in the new Truth Social post?

Trump said there are many photos in which he and Kim are smiling and wrote that they get along great. He posted a photo from their 2019 Panmunjom meeting while repeating that claim.

When did Trump meet Kim Jong-un three times, and where were those meetings held?

The meetings took place in Singapore in June 2018, Hanoi in February 2019, and Panmunjom in June 2019. The Panmunjom meeting was the one where Trump crossed the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea briefly.

Is Trump still open to talks with Kim Jong-un, and what is the White House position?

Yes. The White House has repeatedly said Trump remains open to dialogue with Kim without any preconditions, although it is still uncertain whether Pyongyang will come forward for talks amid closer ties with Moscow.

Trump posts photo with NK leader Kim, says they 'get along great'

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Summary

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted a photo from his 2019 Panmunjom meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and said he and Kim get along great. The post came as the White House said Trump remains open to dialogue with Kim without any preconditions. Trump also repeated that he and Kim have held three in-person meetings, including in Singapore, Hanoi and Panmunjom.

Key Facts

Trump said he and Kim Jong-un have had three in-person meetings: Singapore in June 2018, Hanoi in February 2019 and Panmunjom in June 2019.
The Panmunjom meeting was the third encounter and drew attention because Trump briefly stepped onto North Korean soil after crossing the Military Demarcation Line with Kim.
In June, Trump also posted a photo of the leaders first meeting in Singapore, which added to speculation that he might try to revive personal diplomacy with Kim.

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Published Aug 16, 2026 9:14 am KST
Updated Aug 16, 2026 12:06 pm KST

This photo, captured from U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social account, shows Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meeting in the inter-Korean border truce village of Panmunjom on June 30, 2019. Newsis

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted a photo of him meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom in 2019 on social media, repeating his claim that he and Kim "get along great."

The posting came as the White House has repeatedly said that Trump remains open to dialogue with Kim "without any preconditions" although it remains uncertain whether Pyongyang will come forward for talks amid deepening economic, diplomatic and military cooperation with Moscow.

"Despite the unfriendly look on this particular picture, there are many where we're smiling, Kim Jong Un and I get along GREAT!" the president wrote on Truth Social.

Trump had three in-person meetings with Kim during his first term: the first meeting in Singapore in June 2018, the second in Hanoi in February 2019 and then the Panmunjom meeting in June 2019.

The third meeting drew international attention as Trump briefly set foot on North Korean soil after crossing the Military Demarcation Line with Kim -- the first time a sitting U.S. president had done so.

In June, Trump also posted on Truth Social a photo of the leaders' first meeting in Singapore in 2018, reinforcing speculation that he might seek to rekindle his personal diplomacy with Kim.

In an analysis on Thursday, Victor Cha, Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said that Kim could seek renewed summitry with Trump, potentially after the U.S. midterm elections this fall, if Pyongyang adopts a "revisionist" approach to help cement its status as a nuclear-armed state.

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