President Trump said Thursday that NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman was not invited to attend his upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
“I like him. He’s a nice guy. No, he was not invited,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Trump added that he did not know about Rodman’s intention to be in Singapore during the upcoming summit with Kim.
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Rodman, who has developed a friendship with Kim and has made multiple visits to North Korea, reportedly plans to visit Singapore while the summit is taking place.
Rodman also previously appeared as a contestant on Trump’s reality television show “Celebrity Apprentice.”
Trump is slated to meet with Kim next Tuesday at a luxury hotel in Singapore. The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. local time, which is 9 p.m. EDT.
Trump told reporters Thursday he does not have to prepare “very much” for his high-stakes summit with Kim because he believes “it’s about attitude.”
“I think I’m very well prepared,” Trump said. “I don’t think I have to prepare very much. It’s about attitude. It’s about willingness to get things done.”
The U.S. is pushing for North Korea to fully abandon its nuclear program.