NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Tuesday [4-24-18] that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un — the man he once mocked as ‘Little Rocket Man’ — ‘has really been very open and I think very honorable based on what we are seeing’ as the two gear up for an anticipated face-to-face meeting in the coming weeks. He didn’t expand further when asked to explain his comment that Kim is an ‘honorable’ person, sidestepping the question. Trump said he is looking forward to meeting Kim “very soon” and indicated the North Koreans are pressing for talks to begin immediately… ‘We are going to be having a meeting with Kim Jong Un and that will be very soon. We have been told directly that they would like to have the meeting as soon as possible,’ Trump said. The White House has continued its push to temper expectations around a potential summit — saying the US will not negotiate any concessions until Pyongyang takes concrete steps toward dismantling its nuclear and missile programs.”
-Zachary Cohen and Kevin Liptak, “Trump praises Kim Jong Un as honorable, refuses to explain why,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Apeil 24, 2018 3:13 pm