President Donald Trump disputed as "fake news" the notion that North Korea has secured a win by the U.S. agreeing to the talks in the first place. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Trump: I'll know 'within the first minute' if North Korea is serious at summit meeting

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he'll decide "within the first minute" of his summit meeting with Kim Jong Un if North Korea is a reliable negotiating partner.

"I think within the first minute, I'll know," Trump said during a free-wheeling press conference before he departed the ongoing G-7 talks for the Singapore summit with Kim. "Just my touch, my feel. That's what I do," he added.


"You know the way they say that you know if you're going to like somebody in the first five seconds? Well, I think that very quickly I'll know whether or not something good will happen."

Trump disputed as "fake news" the notion that Kim has secured a win by Trump agreeing to the talks in the first place, saying that North Korea has released three U.S. prisoners ahead of the summit, which Trump had threatened to scuttle May 24 following North Korean comments criticizing U.S. positions on the reclusive nation's regime.

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Asked whether he would bring up North Korea's repressive practices and human rights abuses, Trump said "every issue" will be on the table. Trump said the talks would establish dialogue between the two nations, with an ultimate goal of North Korea's denuclearization.

Kim should be aware of just how good an opportunity he has, Trump cautioned, because it will not last forever.

"He won't have this opportunity again. It will never be there again," the president said. "He's got an opportunity, the likes of which I think almost — if you look into history — very few people have ever had."

Trump, tweeting mid-flight from aboard Air Force One, later added the talks will certainly be a "exciting day."

"I know that Kim Jong-un will work very hard to do something that has rarely been done before... …create peace and great prosperity for his land," the president wrote on Twitter. "I look forward to meeting him and have a feeling that this one-time opportunity will not be wasted!"