Trump said in tweets that in the Wall Street Journal interview on Thursday, he said "I'd probably" have a good relationship with Kim, using a conditional tense. The Wall Street Journal released its own audio that it said backed up its version of the events. Trump has derided the North Korean leader as a "maniac" and referred to him as "little rocket man". In the Wall Street Journal interview, Trump was asked whether he has spoken with the North Korean leader. "I said 'I'd have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un,' a big difference.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 14, 2018 15:33 UTC