Trump Seeks Meeting with Kim Jong Un Amid Toughened North Korean Stance

US President Donald Trump is once again seeking to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump has said he wants to meet Kim this year and the relationship between the two is "very good." But the response from Pyongyang has made it clear that the road to a meeting will not be easy. Kim's powerful sister Kim Yo Jong has taken a tough line on talks with the United States. Trump and Kim may have a good personal rapport, but it will not affect North Korea's security and military policy. He described US policies as still hostile. Trump decided this week to scale back joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea. He called it "hostile" to North Korea. Then on Wednesday, Trump said he hoped to meet Kim this year.