Jun 15, 2018 - World

Trump wants “his people” to “sit up at attention” like North Koreans

Trump and Kim shake hands

President Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un shake hands in Singapore. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

President Trump lavished praise on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a Fox News interview this morning. The president said the two had "great chemistry" and he respects that Kim is a "strong" leader who “wants to make his country great.”

"He speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same."

Trump told reporters after the interview that his sarcastic.

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