Trump says friendship with North Korean leader 'a possibility' Donald Trump says he backs US intelligence agencies who concluded that Russia meddled in the 2016 US presidential election, but repeats his trust in the sincerity of Vladimir Putin's denials and slams critics of his relationship with the Russian leader. In response to question regarding a tweet by the US President that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un could become 'friends', Trump says it is 'a possibility'. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES