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Trump Would Meet Kim Jong Un 'Under Right Circumstances'

The president’s remarks to Bloomberg News raise questions about his North Korea policy.
Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

President Trump says he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “under the right circumstances,” raising once more the question of what his administration’s North Korea policy is.

“If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it,” Trump on Monday. “If it’s under the, again, under the

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