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President Trump crosses the line
On the other side of the DMZ, President Trump shook hands with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. A new book reveals Kim’s early life in a bubble and how his brutal dictatorship is covered up with a cult of personality.
By Warren Olney • • 47m ListenPresident Trump first denounced Kim Jong Un as a “madman with nuclear weapons.” More recently, he called him “a funny guy” who is “smart” and “a good negotiator.” This weekend, Trump became America’s first sitting American president to cross the 38th parallel and shake hands with one of the world’s most brutal dictators.
So, what is Kim really like? Anna Fifield has discovered new details about one of the world’s most mysterious figures. Her new book is facetiously titled, “The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un.”
Named next leader of the family dynasty at the age of 8, Kim lived life in a bubble:
