Trump thinks report on Kim Jong Un illness was incorrect

[webfact]

Trump thinks report on Kim Jong Un illness was incorrect

 

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threw more cold water on reports earlier this week that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was gravely ill, but declined to say if he had been in touch with officials there.

 

"I think the report was incorrect," Trump said at a daily White House briefing, adding that he had heard it was based on "old documents."

 

"We have a good relationship with North Korea, I have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un and I hope he's ok," Trump added.

 

Daily NK, a Seoul-based website, reported late on Monday that Kim, who is believed to be about 36, was recovering after undergoing a cardiovascular procedure on April 12. It cited one unnamed source in North Korea.

 

Two South Korean government officials rejected a subsequent CNN report citing an unnamed U.S. official saying that the United States was "monitoring intelligence" that Kim was in grave danger after surgery.

 

On Tuesday, Trump, who held unprecedented summits with Kim in 2018 and 2019 in an attempt to persuade him to give up his nuclear weapons, said the reports had not been confirmed and he did not put much credence in them.

 

Kim is a third-generation hereditary leader who rules North Korea with an iron fist, coming to power after his father Kim Jong Il died in 2011 from a heart attack.

 

(Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Alexandra Alper; Editing by Sandra Maler)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-04-24

 

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[ukrules]

Never believe a word that comes out of North Korea, it's always either negative propaganda from NK detractors (pretty much anyone) or their own BS spin.

 

Trump of course knows this

[PatOngo]

18 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Never believe a word that comes out of North Korea, it's always either negative propaganda from NK detractors (pretty much anyone) or their own BS spin.

 

It's becoming harder to believe a word that comes out of Trump's mouth as he proves to be the greatest spinner of BS in the history of POTUS!

[worgeordie]

He will have sent Kim a nice" get well soon" card,

signed best wishes love Donald XX

regards Worgeordie

[mtls2005]

Expecting FLOTUS to chime in as "she has gotten to know" Chairman Kim, even though she has never met him.

 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120005-trump-says-melania-has-gotten-to-know-kim-jong-un-but-they-have-never-met/#comments

[Tug]

Awww poor Donald bereft with loneliness and sorrow over little Kim’s health lol btw that’s the sob you should be blockading not sucking up to just sad

Edited April 24, 2020 by Tug

[Antiparovian]

They should play golf together. See if KJ shoots under 60 again....

 

[bluesofa]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threw more cold water on reports earlier this week that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was gravely ill,

Well if Fatboy (not-so) Slim is even slightly ill, throwing cold water won't help him get better.

[marko kok prong]

It was the 10th quadruple cheeseburger that did it,i have heard he had surgery to remove them,they were then transported to a small village and fed the population for a week,who says Kim is not helping his people.

[sammieuk1]

He has been hiding rockets in his trousers to surprise you mr president????

[jaiyen]

Surely Trump must have his fat friends phone number !

[Roadman]

Stop right there...that headline is so incorrect...”Trump thinks...”

[Eric Loh]

7 hours ago, PatOngo said:

It's becoming harder to believe a word that comes out of Trump's mouth as he proves to be the greatest spinner of BS in the history of POTUS!

Few days ago, he said that he received a “nice note” from Kim which the North Korea responded as “rubbish”. After being caught lying, he now trying to spin another. 

[Jimbo2014]

My theory is that Kim contracted syphilis from Trump on their last visit and its now gone cerebral as in Trump ????

[Tchooptip]

Kim this dictator treats the North Korean people worse than dogs, we are certain that there are concentration camps worthy of the Nazis but this dear President Trump declares himself on good terms with this bandit of Kim.

 Trump supporters obviously find that completely normal. They will probably tell you that they prefer Kim to Obama.????

[TheFishman1]

I wish I had a dollar for every time Trump lies

[johnnybangkok]

19 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

I wish I had a dollar for every time Trump lies

You would be $16,241 richer....and counting.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/479041-fact-checker-counts-16k-false-misleading-claims-by-trump-in-three

Edited April 24, 2020 by johnnybangkok

[JAG]

2 hours ago, Tchooptip said:

Kim this dictator treats the North Korean people worse than dogs, we are certain that there are concentration camps worthy of the Nazis but this dear President Trump declares himself on good terms with this bandit of Kim.

 Trump supporters obviously find that completely normal. They will probably tell you that they prefer Kim to Obama.????

Well, he is distinctly "whiter", and therefore rather more their sort of chap...

 

Keen on guns ( and burgers) too, or so I read.

 

What"s not too like?

Edited April 24, 2020 by JAG

[Bundooman]

4 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Well if Fatboy (not-so) Slim is even slightly ill, throwing cold water won't help him get better.

Goes the same for fat boy ginger!

 

[digger70]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

We have a good relationship with North Korea, I have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un and I hope he's ok," Trump added.

What's the problem? DT just Ring KJU you got the number to Anyone you want to Call.

[Redline]

[zippysteve]

Well of course he has to say that they were trying to negotiate the first peace treaty in history with the DPRK.