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Trump calls Kim Jong Un a 'friend', plays down nuclear threat

Original: Trump calls Kim Jong Un a ‘friend’ and plays down N Korea’s nuclear arsenal

Donald Trump described North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a 'friend' and played down the significance of North Korea's nuclear arsenal, according to Al Jazeera. The remarks have drawn attention given Pyongyang's expanding missile programme and the history of fluctuating relations between the two leaders, from summit diplomacy to heated threats.

Why now: Trump's warm language towards Kim and dismissal of North Korea's nuclear capability is striking amid ongoing tensions over Pyongyang's weapons programme

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