Trump posts 2019 photo with Kim Jong Un, calls their relationship 'great'

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How did the left and right cover Trump posts 2019 photo with Kim Jong Un, calls their relationship…?

Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 16% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Trump posts 2019 photo with Kim Jong Un, calls their relationship… left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Trump posts 2019 photo with Kim Jong Un, calls their relationship… biased?

Trump posts 2019 photo with Kim Jong Un, calls their relationship 'great' is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Trump posts 2019 photo with Kim Jong Un, calls their relationship…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Trump posts 2019 photo with Kim Jong Un, calls their relationship…?

8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What did Donald Trump say about Kim Jong Un in his post?

Trump posted a 2019 photo of himself with Kim Jong Un on Truth Social on 15 August 2026, writing that despite an unfriendly look in the image, "Kim Jong Un and I get along GREAT!". The post did not mention any current diplomatic efforts or planned meetings between the two.

Did any outlets report that Trump might meet Kim Jong Un again?

Digi 24 reported that Fred Fleitz, former National Security Council chief of staff, said in April 2026 that a summit between Trump and Kim could take place that autumn. Fleitz said Trump would insist on denuclearisation and press Kim to stop supplying arms to Russia. No concrete plans for a meeting have been announced.

Which outlets mentioned South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s comments?

Digi 24 reported that Lee Jae Myung said in June 2026 that Trump would focus on the North Korean issue after concluding an agreement with Iran. None of the right-rated digests or the Raw Story digest mentioned Lee’s statement.