{"id":2470235,"date":"2025-08-03T11:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T15:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-bad-north-korea-confirms-relationship-status-with-trump-includes-bold-warning\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T11:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T15:49:55","slug":"not-bad-north-korea-confirms-relationship-status-with-trump-includes-bold-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-bad-north-korea-confirms-relationship-status-with-trump-includes-bold-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Not Bad&#8217;: North Korea Confirms Relationship Status with Trump, Includes Bold Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnot-bad-north-korea-confirms-relationship-status-with-trump-includes-bold-warning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470235&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un&#8217;s sister, Kim Yo Jong, stated that while President Donald Trump is welcome to engage in talks with her brother, North Korea will not give up its nuclear weapons. She emphasized that the nation&#8217;s status as a nuclear power is irreversible and that its capabilities and geopolitical context have changed significantly since earlier diplomatic efforts. Kim Yo Jong warned that any talks expecting denuclearization would be futile unless the U.S.accepts thes new realities. South Korea supports dialog between the U.S. and North Korea,aiming for close cooperation on north Korea policy. Analysts suggest North Korea may only consider partial denuclearization in exchange for concessions like sanction relief. Trump remains open to resuming talks to achieve full denuclearization despite past talks between him and Kim Jong Un ending without agreement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>77North Koren leader Kim Jong Un&rsquo;s sister said President Donald Trump is welcome to talk to her brother, but he should not expect the tiny nation to give up its nukes.<\/p>\n<p>Kim Yo Jong, a power in her own right, said the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-called-hitler-promoting-cleric-a-master-teacher-at-islamic-center-event-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tim Walz called Hitler-promoting cleric a \u2018master teacher\u2019 at Islamic center event - Washington Examiner\">personal relationship&#038;rdquo<\/a>; between Trump and her brother is &ldquo;not bad,&rdquo; but said asking North Korea to give up the arsenal that expanded during the Biden era would be a waste of breath,&nbsp;according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/north-korea\/kim-jong-un-sister-trump-north-korea-nuclear-weapons-rcna221647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The year 2025 is neither 2018 nor 2019,&rdquo; she said in a statement carried by North Korea&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state news agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The recognition of the irreversible position of the DPRK as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-claims-to-have-developed-new-missile-that-can-hit-israel-u-s-bases-in-region\/\" title=\"Iran Claims To Have Developed New Missile That Can Hit Israel, U.S. Bases In Region\">nuclear weapons state<\/a> and the hard fact that its capabilities and geopolitical environment have radically changed should be a prerequisite for predicting and thinking everything in the future,&rdquo; she said, using the abbreviation for the nation&rsquo;s official name &ndash; the Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the U.S. fails to accept the changed reality and persists in the failed past, the DPRK-U.S. meeting will remain as a &lsquo;hope&rsquo; of the U.S. side,&rdquo; she said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Talks on the nation&rsquo;s nukes would be &ldquo;nothing but a mockery,&rdquo; the statement said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/07\/29\/north-korea-says-kim-trump-ties-are-not-bad-but-its-not-giving-up-its-nukes-00480943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>South Korean President Lee Jae-myung issued a Tuesday statement supporting talks between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-done-north-korea-official-state-outlets-make-telling-move-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> and Kim, NBC reported<\/p>\n<p>South Korea and the U.S. &ldquo;will continue to engage in close communication and cooperation on overall North Korea policy, including the potential resumption of U.S.-North Korea dialogue,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Nam Sung-wook, a former head of the Institute for National Security Strategy, which is operated by South Korea&rsquo;s intelligence agency, said the statement was a pre-emptive strike to set the tone for any talks that might follow, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;North Korea wants to say it&rsquo;s not interested in talks on denuclearization and the U.S. must determine what benefits it can give to the North first,&rdquo; Nam said.<\/p>\n<p>A report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/29\/world\/asia\/north-korea-kim-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> suggested the statement was staking out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/officials-erased-existing-photos-north-koreas-national-humiliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">negotiating position<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Analysts said that if diplomacy with Mr. Trump resumed, Mr. Kim is likely to steer discussions away from a full denuclearization. He would instead propose to give up only part of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evidence-of-undeclared-nuclear-activities-discovered-at-locations-in-iran-that-raise-new-concerns-report\/\" title=\"\u2018Evidence Of Undeclared Nuclear Activities\u2019 Discovered At Locations In Iran That Raise New Concerns: Report\">nuclear weapons program<\/a> in return for concessions from Washington, such as the lifting of sanctions, they said,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p data-v-b1186a93=\"\">Trump and Kim met in Singapore in 2018, Hanoi in 2019, and the Korean Demilitarized Zone in 2019, but were not able to make a deal on North Korea&rsquo;s nuclear program, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/north-korea-breaks-silence-trumps-return-sends-message-from-rocket-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ICYMI: Trump became the first sitting president to step into North Korea <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bcQs1T8o7l\">pic.twitter.com\/bcQs1T8o7l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialJoelF\/status\/1145379443260739585?\">June 30, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  A recent article posted by Yonhap news agency said an unnamed White House official told it Trump &ldquo;remains open to engaging with Leader Kim to achieve a fully denuclearized North Korea.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said Trump would like to build upon the summits with Kim.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-9\">In response to the North Korean statement, a White House official said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-notches-gargantuan-win-christians-banned-sharing-faith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> has not abandoned the hope of getting rid of the Korean peninsula&rsquo;s nukes, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/north-korea-says-trump-must-accept-new-nuclear-reality-2025-07-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-9\">&ldquo;The president retains those objectives and remains open to engaging with Leader Kim to achieve a fully denuclearized North Korea,&rdquo; the official said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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