By Song Sang-ho
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has a "pretty large" nuclear arsenal and will be "fine" as long as he is "around," claiming that Kim respects and likes him.
Trump made the remarks during a press availability following his meeting with top executives of artificial intelligence firms, responding to a reporter's question about why North Korea can have nuclear weapons when he has said Iran cannot have nuclear arms.
"As long as I am around, he's going to be fine," he said at the White House. "You know why? He respects me and likes me."
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington on Sept. 29, 2026, in this photo released by the Associated Press. (Yonhap)
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