Rodman Explodes at CNN Anchor Over North Korea (+video)
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By Mike Smollins.
Dennis Rodman visited North Korea to play basketball for supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un’s birthday and made an appearance via satellite on a CNN program, where he ended up screaming and ranting at the anchor.
According to Deadspin.com, during the interview, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo asked Rodman–who has a well-documented close relationship with Kim–about Kenneth Bae, who is an American that is imprisoned in North Korea on vague charges, and Rodman flipped out. Cuomo asked if Rodman would use his close relationship with Kim to push a request for Bae’s release.
Rodman then exploded.
“The one thing about politics, Kenneth Bae did one thing. If you understand – if you understand what Kenneth Bae did,” Rodman said in the video on CNN. “Do you understand what he did? In this country?”
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Family of American held in North Korea angry at Dennis Rodman
By Laura Smith-Spark and Tom Watkins.
Dennis Rodman defended his visit to North Korea with a team of fellow former NBA players in a combative exchange Tuesday, saying the trip was a “great idea for the world.”
In an exclusive interview with Chris Cuomo of CNN’s “New Day,” Rodman reacted angrily when pressed on whether the group should have traveled there, given recent events in the secretive country.
The trip takes place weeks after North Korea announced the purge and execution of Kim’s once-powerful uncle.
The other former NBA players are due to play Wednesday in a basketball game on the 31st birthday of Kim Jong Un, the country’s leader.
“I love my friend,” Rodman said in a reference to Kim during an interview carried out from Pyongyang. “This is my friend.”
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