The US president was speaking at the latest daily White House press briefing on Monday, in response to unverified reports Kim is severely ill or dead.
Asked about a reported statement from the North Korean leader released over the weekend, Trump expressed doubts.
"Nobody knows where he is so he obviously couldn't have said it, this is breaking news that Kim Jong Un made a statement on Saturday, I don't think so," he told a reporter.
It comes after a reportedly fake picture purportedly showing the leader of North Korea lying dead in a coffin was being shared online amidst feverish rumours of his demise.
In the picture - which appears to be doctored - Kim can be seen facing upwards with his head laid back on a pillow.
Speculation erupted about Kim's health after he missed an annual birthday celebration for his late grandfather - Kim Il-sung, the country's founder - on April 15.
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