Says he takes Kim Jong Un 'at his word' that he didn't know of Otto Warmbier's treatment

At his post-summit press conference in Hanoi, Trump said he raised the death of American student Otto Warmbier with Kim Jong Un and that Kim denied knowing about it: 'He tells me that he didn't know about it, and I will take him at his word.' Trump added that he did not believe Kim 'would have allowed that to happen' and that it 'wasn't to his advantage.' Warmbier, held prisoner in North Korea, was returned to the U.S. in 2017 in a vegetative state and died days later. Warmbier's parents publicly rebuked the remarks, saying Kim and his regime were responsible; the comments drew bipartisan criticism as absolving the North Korean leader of responsibility for an American's death.

"He tells me that he didn't know about it, and I will take him at his word." Quote verified against source