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- At a Monday White House briefing, Trump said he has "a good idea" of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's health condition.
- "I can't tell you exactly. Yes, I do have a very good idea, but I can't talk about it now. I just wish him well, I've had a very good relationship with Kim Jong Un," Trump said.
- Over the past several weeks, rumors and speculation have mounted surrounding Kim's health. The leader hasn't been publicly seen since April 11 and missed a key April 15 celebration.
- But over the past two days, top officials in South Korea have said that according to their own intelligence, Kim is alive, and there is no basis to the rumors that he is in medical danger.
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At a Monday evening White House coronavirus task force briefing, President Donald Trump said he has "a very good idea" of North Korean leader's Kim Jong Un's medical condition, but isn't sure of the leader's whereabouts.
Kim has not been seen publicly since April 11, and he did not appear at an April 15 birthday celebration for his late grandfather Kim Il Sung, the biggest event of the year in the country. Since then, speculation has mounted that Kim, believed to be in his mid-30s, is in medical danger or in poor health.
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