19 Apr 2018

Trump talks up relationship with North Korea

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 19 April 2018

US President Donald Trump says his new foreign policy chief has forged a "good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a secret meeting last week. The CIA director and nominee for Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo met Mr Kim in Pyongyang, the highest-level contact between the United States and North Korea since 2000. Mr Trump tweeted the meeting went smoothly and denuclearisation would be good for the world including North Korea. Mr Trump is expected to hold a summit with Mr Kim by June. Politico's White House correspondent Josh Gerstein joins us with his analysis.