WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Saturday (May 2) he was "glad" about the reappearance of Kim Jong Un and that the North Korea leader is apparently healthy.
"I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well!" Trump tweeted, following Kim's first public appearance in nearly three weeks after intense speculation that he was seriously ill or possibly dead.
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North Korean state television showed Kim walking, smiling broadly and smoking a cigarette at what the North said was the opening of a fertiliser factory on Friday in Sunchon, north of Pyongyang.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the completion of a fertiliser plant, together with his younger sister Kim Yo Jong, in a region north of the capital, Pyongyang, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 2, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS
READ: North Korea's Kim Jong Un makes first public appearance in 20 days: State media
READ: Why North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's health matters
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Rumours about Kim's health have been swirling since his conspicuous no-show at Apr 15 celebrations for the birthday of his grandfather, the North's Read More – Source
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Saturday (May 2) he was "glad" about the reappearance of Kim Jong Un and that the North Korea leader is apparently healthy.
"I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well!" Trump tweeted, following Kim's first public appearance in nearly three weeks after intense speculation that he was seriously ill or possibly dead.
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North Korean state television showed Kim walking, smiling broadly and smoking a cigarette at what the North said was the opening of a fertiliser factory on Friday in Sunchon, north of Pyongyang.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the completion of a fertiliser plant, together with his younger sister Kim Yo Jong, in a region north of the capital, Pyongyang, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 2, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS
READ: North Korea's Kim Jong Un makes first public appearance in 20 days: State media
READ: Why North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's health matters
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Rumours about Kim's health have been swirling since his conspicuous no-show at Apr 15 celebrations for the birthday of his grandfather, the North's Read More – Source
