Trump says he will meet with Kim Jong-un 'at some point'

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he would sit down with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "at some point" again following their historic meetings during Trump's first term.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he looks forward to a potential third meeting with the North Korean leader, just minutes before he was set to host South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung at the White House.

"I have very good relationships with Kim Jong-un, North Korea," he said. "In fact, someday I'll see him. I look forward to seeing him. He was very good with me. We had two meetings, we had two summits. We got along great. I know him better than you do. I know him better than anybody, almost other than his sister," said Trump.

Trump and Kim met twice during his first term, including a 2019 sit-down that took place in the heavily militarized border area separating the Koreas known as the DMZ. During the visit, Trump briefly entered the North, marking the first time a US president stepped foot on North Korean soil.

Trump's stated desire to meet with Kim again came hours after he issued a social media post questioning South Korea's internal stability ahead of his White House meeting with Lee.

"WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH KOREA? Seems like a Purge or Revolution," Trump wrote on US social media company Truth Social, which he owns. "We can't have that and do business there."

South Korea's presidential office said it was checking the situation following Trump's remarks, according to Yonhap News Agency.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he "heard" there were what he called "very vicious raids on churches by the new government in South Korea, that they even went into our military base and got information."

"They probably shouldn't have done that, but I heard bad things. I don't know if it's true or not. I'll be finding out," he said.

Trump said he looks forward to meeting with Lee, but said, "we won't stand for that. We just won't stand for that."