Engaging with Russia and North Korea, and \u201cgetting along\u201d<\/em> with them, would be a \u201cgood thing,\u201d<\/em> former US President Donald Trump has argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at an election rally in Pennsylvania on Friday, the Republican nominee touted his diplomatic efforts to fix Washington\u2019s ties with Pyongyang, referring to his 2019 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI got along with Kim Jong-un of North Korea. Remember I walked over\u2026 the first person to ever walk over from this country,\u201d<\/em> Trump claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also looked at his nuclear capability. It\u2019s very substantial,\u201d<\/em> he added. \u201cYou know, getting along is a good thing. It\u2019s not a bad thing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGetting along\u201d<\/em> with Moscow is also not \u201ca bad thing,\u201d<\/em> Trump said. He went on to harshly criticize the incumbent administration, claiming President Joe Biden has a very low IQ \u201cand maybe now it\u2019s nonexistent,\u201d<\/em> as he has \u201ccompletely lost his mind.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Republican nominee repeated his claim that \u201cwhat is happening now in relations with Russia would not have happened\u201d<\/em> if he were still in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s remarks came in response to accusations from his election rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. In her Democratic nomination acceptance speech in Chicago last week, she criticized the former president for his relations with the North Korean leader \u2013 claiming she would not \u201ccozy up to tyrants and dictators like Kim Jong-un who are rooting for Trump.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n