President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump taps new ambassador to UkraineTrump announces new pick for HHS inspector generalHealth official: US should have banned travel from Europe earlier to slow spread of coronavirusMORE shared that he is glad to see North Korean Leader Kim Jong UnKim Jong UnKim Jong Un makes first public appearance in 20 days amid speculation over healthOvernight Defense: Navy head orders ‘deeper review’ into Roosevelt’s coronavirus outbreak | Armed Services chairman opposes defense industry cash in next coronavirus bill | More satellite imagery suggests Kim Jong Un’s whereaboutsThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: States grapple with reopening MORE is back and well on Saturday after Kim appeared in public for the first time in 20 days following international speculation over his health.
I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well! President Trump tweeted, sharing photos of Kim cutting tape to mark the completion of a fertilizer plant in Sunchon, North Korea, an area north of Pyongyang.
I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well! https://t.co/mIWVeRMnOJ
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 2, 2020
Trump’s tweet comes as speculation surrounding Kims health mounted last month after he was absent from a ceremony marking the birthday of his grandfather Kim Il Sung, a significant holiday in the country.
When asked by reporters at the White House this week about Kim, Trump said he would have something to say about it at the appropriate time.
I dont want to talk about it, he added.
Shortly after the president’s remarks, Kim was seen in photographs smiling and addressing aides at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The photographs, however, were not immediately independently verified, Reuters reported.
State media outlet Korean Central News Agency reported Friday that All the participants broke into thunderous cheers of hurrah! extending the greatest glory to the Supreme Leader, according to a translation of its report by South Koreas Yonhap News Agency.
Kims six-week disappearance from the public eye in 2014 spurred similar rumors that he was unwell, died or had been overthrown from office.
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