# Trump Says North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Responded to Call for Talks

An episode of [The Lead with Jake Tapper](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1034974185), 18 Aug 2026, 1 h 30 min.

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President Trump’s deadline to make a deal with Iran has come and gone. All he has to show for it is $4 gas, a tax on the Strait of Hormuz, and US troops on record setting deployment. Plus, President Trump says he recently communicated with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as the president announces he is scaling back military exercises with close ally South Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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