U.S. President Donald Trump expressed interest in restarting talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday, emphasizing their “very good relationship” and calling the country a “nuclear power.”

Trump’s remarks came in response to a question from the press about his plans to re-establish the relationship he had with Kim during his first term.

“I would … If I wasn’t elected, if Hillary got in, you would have had a nuclear war with North Korea,” Trump said. “We got along really good. We had a very good relationship and we still do.”

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