U.S. President Donald Trump indicated Thursday he will provide North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with security assurances in return for denuclearization in an apparent effort to allay Pyongyang's concern about striking a deal with Washington.

WASHINGTON - "I think we'll actually have a good relationship, assuming we have the meeting and assuming something comes out of it," Trump told reporters, in reference to a Trump-Kim meeting slated for June 12 in Singapore. "And he'll get protections that will be very strong."