(Trump Inauguration) Trump calls N. Korea 'nuclear power,' says he 'got along very well' with Kim

▲ President Donald Trump signs an executive order on TikTok in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025, in this photo released by the Associated Press. (Yonhap)

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(Trump Inauguration) Trump calls N. Korea 'nuclear power,' says he 'got along very well' with Kim

By Song Sang-ho

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday described North Korea as a "nuclear power" and said that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "got along very well."

Trump made the remarks during a press availability as he returned to the Oval Office to sign official documents following his swearing-in ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington.

"I was very friendly with him. He liked me. I liked him. We got along very well. They thought that was a tremendous threat," Trump told reporters.

"He is a nuclear power. We got along. I think he will be happy to see me coming back," he added.

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