David Lachapelle
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly plans on gifting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un an Elton John CD featuring the song “Rocket Man.” Trump reportedly wrote a message on the CD and signed it.
- Trump’s inspiration for the gift reportedly stemmed from a conversation he had with Kim during their June summit in Singapore, in which the song reportedly came up.
- In what was considered to be one of the lowest points in US-North Korean relations, Trump referred to Kim as “little rocket man” in speeches and tweets.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea to Friday, his third trip to the region, as part of an effort to solidify agreements on denuclearization.
Pompeo trip comes less than a month after President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un participated in a joint summit in Singapore.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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