US President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested he is up to hold talks with North Korea.
The US president said it during the annual Gridiron Dinner in Washington lawmakers, administration officials, media figures and military officers at the annual Gridiron Dinner in Washington.
"I won't rule out direct talks with Kim Jong Un, I just won't," Trump said, according to Politico.
"As far as the risk of dealing with a madman is concerned, that’s his problem, not mine."
In the night filled humourous jabs, Trump delivered the serious remarks about North Korea.
Trump also laid out the conditions for any such discussions, as per Fox News report.
"By the way, a couple days ago they said we would like to talk, and I said, so would we, but you have to de-nuke, you have to de-nuke. So let’s see what happens ... Maybe positive things are happening, I hope that’s true … We will be meeting and we’ll see if anything positive happens," the president said.
The comments came during Trump's speech at the Renaissance Washington Hotel, at an event that he skipped last year.
Every president since 1885 has attended the annual dinner of the Gridiron Club and Foundation at least once.
But unlike the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, no cameras are allowed inside the Gridiron event.
According to eyewitness accounts, Trump delivered a speech in which he took shots at the media, his administration, and even himself.
“So many people have been leaving the White House,” Trump said at one point, joking about this week’s spate of White House departures. “It’s invigourating since you want turnover. I like chaos. It really is good. Who’s going to be the next to leave? Steve Miller or Melania?”