You probably didn’t see him skiing down the mountains of South Korea or jumping in a bobsleigh, but Donald Trump was the best thing about the Winter Olympics.

That’s according to Donald Trump, anyway.

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Despite not winning any medals or even being in Pyeongchang for the Games, the US president has taken credit for the success of the Olympics.

Trump told a crowd of supporters in Pennsylvania: ‘We did a great job at the Olympics.

‘President Moon of South Korea said without Donald Trump, the Olympics would have been a total failure.

Donald Trump was speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania (Picture: AP)

North and South Korea teamed up for the Games in a rare display of unity (Picture: Getty)

‘It’s true. Might as well say it, nobody else is gonna say it, right?

‘It’s a little hard to sell tickets when you think you’re going to be nuked.’

Trump went on to say that North Korea’s involvement helped to make the Games a success, and he commended South Korea for doing a ‘great job’ hosting.

The president was locked in growing tensions with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last year, prompting fears of a nuclear strike.

Trump will speak to Kim about North Korea’s nuclear programme in May (Picture: Getty)

However, the situation has cooled to the extent that the two leaders are due to meet in May.

In the aftermath of the Games, and following positive talks between North and South Korea, Trump announced that he has agreed to meet Kim.

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He also said Kim has agreed to halt missile testing in the run-up to the meeting.

On Friday, he tweeted: ‘The deal with North Korea is very much in the making and will be, if completed, a very good one for the world. Time and place to be determined.’