The Latest: Trump says time, place for NKorea meeting is set

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. and North Korea (all times local):

10:20 a.m.

President Donald Trump says the time and place has been set for his historic meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

Speaking to reporters Friday from the White House South Lawn before departing for Dallas, Trump says "we now have a date and we have a location. We'll be announcing it soon."

Trump suggested Monday that he was looking for the meeting to be held at the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas. That's where Kim met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in last Friday.

On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence postponed a planned trip to Brazil at the end of May to free up resources for Trump's meeting with Kim.

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8:12 a.m.

The White House is denying a published report that President Donald Trump is seeking options to reduce the U.S. troop presence on the Korean peninsula.

The New York Times reported Friday that Trump ordered the Pentagon to prepare options for drawing down U.S. troops in South Korea, just weeks before he meets with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Trump has expressed frustration that South Korea does not contribute enough to fund U.S. forces that bolster its defenses.

National security adviser John Bolton said Friday that Trump "has not asked the Pentagon to provide options for reducing American forces stationed in South Korea."

The White House hasn't said whether Trump is willing to place U.S. troop levels on the negotiating table when he meets with Kim.