President Trump sent fresh signals of friendliness toward North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Saturday after the dictator expressed doubt about going forward with a third summit.

“I agree with Kim Jong Un of North Korea that our personal relationship remains very good, perhaps the term excellent would be even more accurate,” Trump tweeted, “and that a third Summit would be good in that we fully understand where we each stand.

“North Korea has tremendous potential for extraordinary growth, economic success and riches under the leadership of Chairman Kim,” the president continued. “I look forward to the day, which could be soon, when Nuclear Weapons and Sanctions can be removed, and then watching North Korea become one of the most successful nations of the World!”

Kim consolidated his grip on power Thursday in an internal shake-up, Reuters reported.

In a Friday speech, he said he will wait “with patience till the end of this year” for signs that the US will bend on sanctions — Kim’s precondition for another meeting with Trump. Kim characterized Trump’s approach as a “maximum pressure” policy that is “as foolish and dangerous an act as trying to put out fire with oil.”

With Post Wire Services