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Fox & Friends: Kim Jong-Un ‘Has to Murder His People’

Fox News contributor and Trump advisor Pete Hegseth says North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un “has to murder his people.” Hegseth, who was rumored to be a top Trump choice to run the Veterans Administration, made his startling remarks on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday morning (video below).
Hegseth was responding to a question about why he thinks Kim Jong-un “agreed” to meet with President Trump. (In reality, Trump was the one who agreed to the meeting – in fact, jumped at it without consulting his top advisors.)
“I think he wants a picture with the American president,” Hegseth told the “Fox & Friends” co-hosts. “The sanctions are having massive effect there,” he also added.
“And then I think there’s probably a point at which the guy who wants to meet with Dennis Rodman and loves NBA basketball and loves Western pop culture,” Hegseth said of the North Korean murderous tyrant, “probably doesn’t love being the guy that has to murder his people all day long.”
To be clear, Fox News’ Pete Hegseth, a man who occasionally advises the president, just said Kim Jong-un “has to” murder his own citizens.
A South Korean report noted that from 2011 to 2016 Kim Jong-un executed more than 340 of his citizens. And update offers names and/or positions and reasons for execution of government officials Kim executed. The overall numbers no doubt are far higher.
Watch:
Fox host and Trump adviser Pet Hegseth on Kim Jong Un: "The guy who wants to meet with Dennis Rodman and loves NBA basketball and loves western pop culture, probably doesn't love being the guy that has to murder his people all day long. Probably wants normalization." pic.twitter.com/YQAcY1BXh7
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) May 23, 2018
Some responses via Twitter:
Nothing to see here, just Fox News normalizing Kim Jong Un https://t.co/gMY01v4L4a
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) May 23, 2018
FFS.
Fox and Friends is now murdersplaining Kim Jong Un. https://t.co/tKpoyG9yez— ♨️Saucy Stacey♨️ (@DrSCubed) May 23, 2018
Kim Jong Un is tired of “having to murder” people and would rather just have fun, American style… This is Fox. This is where where POTUS is getting foreign policy guidance. https://t.co/XYFHy0C9QW
— Karen Babatjie (@babatjienomore) May 23, 2018
“Why do North Koreans make Kim kill them so much!?!? He loves basketball after all….” @PeteHegseth https://t.co/loo8Y2QWc3
— Edmond Guidry 🇺🇸 (@edmondguidry) May 23, 2018
Yeah he doesn’t have to murder anyone. He chooses to do that because he is an evil man. This normalization of Un so the president can get a politician victory is sickening https://t.co/FGYtTX7fmF
— Joe Winn (@Joe_Will_Winn) May 23, 2018
dude executes his people with anti-aircraft cannons but you be you teamMAGA https://t.co/2KMstV1sPD
— kevin (@KevINthe406) May 23, 2018
I will never get over how this kind of “if we can make the world safer” talk is coming from the exact same people who screamed at obama for being Neville chamberlain because he would say you don’t make peace with your friends re: Iran deal https://t.co/malamBvWXO
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) May 23, 2018
My god is that a morally reprehensible thing to say about one of the most evil human beings on the planet. What other hot takes is he preparing this morning? “You know, Hitler was just misunderstood.” https://t.co/MpB2Qc162r
— chrisberez (@chrisberez) May 23, 2018
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