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North Koreans worry over 'emaciated' Kim Jong Un, state media says
Reuters ^ | 6-27-21 | reuters

Posted on 06/28/2021 7:00:35 PM PDT by dynachrome

Everyone in North Korea is heartbroken over leader Kim Jong Un's apparent weight loss, said an unidentified resident of Pyongyang quoted on the country's tightly controlled state media, after watching recent video footage of Kim.

The rare public comment on Kim's health come after foreign analysts noted in early June that the autocratic leader, who is believed to be 37, appeared to have lost a noticeable amount of weight.

"Seeing respected general secretary (Kim Jong Un) looking emaciated breaks our people's heart so much," the man said in an interview aired by state broadcaster KRT on Friday.

"Everyone is saying that their tears welled up," he said.

In the clip, which Reuters could not independently verify, Pyongyang residents were seen watching a big screen on the street showing a concert attended by Kim and party officials after a plenary meeting of their Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: health; ketodiet; kimjongun; kinjong; littlerocketman; nkorea; northkorea; weight
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Health problems or a weight trainer he didn't execute?
1 posted on 06/28/2021 7:00:35 PM PDT by dynachrome
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“Seeing respected general secretary (Kim Jong Un) looking emaciated breaks our people’s heart so much,”

I’m sure it does.

L


2 posted on 06/28/2021 7:02:43 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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The population is starving but they are worried that their dictator is losing weight?


3 posted on 06/28/2021 7:03:36 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: dynachrome

I thought “little rocket man’s” problem was emasculation.


4 posted on 06/28/2021 7:04:15 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: dynachrome

OMG is he under 300 lbs now? The end must be near.


5 posted on 06/28/2021 7:04:26 PM PDT by Husker24 (Pp)
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To: dynachrome

It has gotten to the point where I think, “Oh, Babylon Bee ... of course!” and then ...


6 posted on 06/28/2021 7:06:40 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (“At first you go bankrupt slowly, then all at once.” -- Hemingway)
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7 posted on 06/28/2021 7:06:44 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Husker24

bark diet. for all.


8 posted on 06/28/2021 7:07:01 PM PDT by alrea
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I thought “little rocket man’s” problem was emasculation.

Apparently his problem is mastication.

9 posted on 06/28/2021 7:08:18 PM PDT by cockroach_magoo
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To: dynachrome

From the photos I saw, it looked like he went from 150 pounds overweight to maybe 90 pounds overweight.


10 posted on 06/28/2021 7:09:43 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods ( comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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To: BenLurkin

Bingo! John 8:32.


11 posted on 06/28/2021 7:11:31 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Libloather

Krispy Kreme Intervention Medical Strategy.....

You are so compassionate to offer that to a leader who has so many times kicked sand in our faces. I admire your attitude.


12 posted on 06/28/2021 7:12:10 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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Cancer treatment may cause sudden and dramatic weight loss. Just saying.


13 posted on 06/28/2021 7:18:08 PM PDT by libh8er
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Or full blown diabetes.


14 posted on 06/28/2021 7:22:57 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: dynachrome

If, when he expires his sister will assume leadeship. From everything I’ve read she is a serious, hardcore commie bitch. It is said, she makes her brother and her father look like _ussies in comparison.


15 posted on 06/28/2021 7:23:05 PM PDT by ocrp1982 ( Bibicly)
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To: dynachrome

He looks pretty good. not a fat pig any longer.


16 posted on 06/28/2021 7:25:44 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: SaxxonWoods

Earlier stories said he had thyroid problem. I do, too. And Hillary. I have the exact dosage of levothyroxine my MD will allow but I cannot lose weight. Reduce eating, increase exercise, Either stay the same or gain a little.

Hillary used the risky and controversial pig extract thyroid stuff. I won’t try it. Affects the body and the mind. Could have caused her howling and wailing at the ceiling she used to do in videos. Not sure.

So is that Kim’s problem or is it now cancer or something?
As when Steve Jobs denied why he looked like a ghostly sick man for months and then died.


17 posted on 06/28/2021 7:25:48 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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Hillary used the risky and controversial pig extract thyroid stuff.


It’s not risky. It creates problems only if you overdose.


18 posted on 06/28/2021 7:30:25 PM PDT by TTFX ( )
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No one in the country to work on him. Medical attention will have to come from China. Embarrassing.


19 posted on 06/28/2021 7:32:21 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (1)
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To: Lurker

Yep... I do not believe one word of this...


20 posted on 06/28/2021 7:37:14 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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