Kim Jong Un runs the world’s largest prison camp — it’s called the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.Wielding fear, torture, and public executions, Kim demands complete, slobbering loyalty. North Koreans have no freedom of speech, no access to outside information, and they are subjected to a state-run system of brainwashing.Kim starves his people to death and sends them off to fight in Russia’s war against Ukraine. He bars his people from fleeing this prison nation. He tortures anyone who tries, and kills and imprisons the families of those who succeed.
And President Donald Trump says, “I get along with Kim Jong Un very well. He’s going to be fine.”Shocking on one level, this is also standard fare from Trump, who regularly expresses friendship with authoritarians, warmth toward strongmen, and admiration or envy for dictators.Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Recep Erdogan, and Rodrigo Duterte are all recognized as oppressors of their own people, and all seem just fine in Trump’s book.Trump’s fondness for strongmen is one of his most baffling traits. The liberal media has often misread this vice as something more dangerous or salacious than it actually is. Still, it’s a disturbing characteristic for the elected leader of a free people.The men Trump admires
