President Trump said Monday repeatedly praised North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and said he wanted to meet with him during a summit with South Korea's president at the White House. Why it matters: Longstanding U.

President Donald Trump is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he told his South Korean counterpart on Monday when they discussed peace in the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang’s nuclear weapon capabilities.

Donald Trump said he wants to meet Kim Jong-un this year after South Korea’s president asked him to help “usher” in peace to the region.