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Trump thinks report was incorrect on illness of Kim Jong Un

US president touts 'good relationship' with North Korea and wishes leader well

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is shown in a South Korean TV news broadcast on April 21: U.S. President Donald Trump said he did not put much credence in reports that Kim is gravely ill.   © Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threw more cold water on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was gravely ill, but declined to say if he had been in touch with officials there.

"I think the report was incorrect," Trump said at a daily White House briefing, adding that he had heard it was based on "old documents."

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