Posted on 05/03/2020 5:45:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Donald Trump responded to reports about North Korean despot Kim Jong Un, reposting state media photos that purport to show Kim attending a ceremony at a fertilizer factory.
“I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well!” Trump wrote on Twitter.
Kim’s attendance at the ribbon-cutting ceremony was the first public appearance he’s made in about three weeks, and it comes amid speculation about his health. Several news outlets in Asia had reported that Kim, 36, was brain dead or had died, although South Korean officials said he was alive and still in control of the regime.
An adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in told news outlets that Kim had been staying in the Wonsan area since mid-April and noted that “no suspicious movements have so far been detected.”
Questions arose about Kim’s health after he missed the celebration of his grandfather, the regime’s founder, Kim Il Sung—an event that he’s attended every year since he took power in 2011.
At the same time, during the speculation about his death, North Korean state media didn’t respond. The impoverished communist country still hasn’t publicly responded to reports about his health, which is considered a matter of state security.
North Korea tightly controls all information about its leader, the subject of an extensive personality cult. Meanwhile, a power vacuum at the top could lead to a civil war-like scenario, as Kim has not named a potential successor, according to experts, although some have said that his sister, Kim Yo Jong, could be tapped to become the next leader.
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Better to deal with the devil you know instead of the one you don’t.
I think they are old pics, otherwise I’m sure those around Kim would be wearing masks
> Better to deal with the devil you know instead of the one you don’t. <
Yep. Plus it’s practicing diplomacy.
Yes. Completely agree with you.
The real one is long gone...
Take the devil you know over the one you don’t.
Well alrighty then! Better than the psycho sister!
Kim’s replacement would have been Kim.
Subject to regular bouts of PMS.
Her, maybe not.
Great guy. He’s a friend of mine.
Yeah, and for no reason at all, I mentioned Qasam Soleimeni.
He’s looking “fit”.
Hillary would lose in a stare off.
Now the Demagogic Party and its shills doesn't know WTH to do.
Funny you should mention that guy. Salami man was a friend and really they got along well too. Suddenly someone dropped something from the sky! SQUISH! Wow The CNN satellite fell from the sky "Breaking News".
My thoughts exactly. Especially with all the other bad craziness going on.
Truth to tell, the Little Rocket Man doesn’t scare me as much as some of these RAT governors.
She reminds me of O-Ren Ishii from Kill Bill.
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