State Dept. says copy of Elton John 'Rocket Man' CD not delivered to Kim
BY JOHN BOWDEN - 07/07/18 11:14 AM EDT
The State Department said Saturday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not gift North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a copy of Elton John's "Rocket Man" signed by the president despite reports from South Korean media.
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told NBC News that reports Pompeo did not deliver the CD to North Korean officials, despite a report from South Korean media outlet The Chosun Ilbo stating that Pompeo was delivering the CD to Kim after Trump learned Kim was unaware of the hit song.
"The 'Rocket Man' CD was the subject of discussion during Trump's lunch with Kim. Kim mentioned that Trump referred to him as 'rocket man' when tensions ran high last year," a source told the South Korean news outlet. “Trump then asked Kim if he knew the song and Kim said 'no.' "
Trump has repeatedly nicknamed Kim "Rocket Man" over North Korea's controversial nuclear weapons program, famously using the moniker during an address to the U.N. General Assembly last year.
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Dumbass has no idea that he needs the protection of having actual observation and records of what goes on. Among a million stupidities, this is a bigger one than people seem to realize.
