Dennis Rodman, the unlikely 'basketball diplomat', says Kim Jong Un wants to speak to Obama – meanwhile, North Korea's main newspaper the Rodong has threatened to 'totally destroy the White House' at the first signs of current military exercises escalating into conflict.
"He wants Obama to do one thing - call him," Rodman told ABC news in an interview after the trip. "He said, 'If you can, Dennis - I don't want (to) do war. I don't want to do war.' He said that to me."
Dennis Rodman, the unlikely 'basketball diplomat', says Kim Jong Un wants to speak to Obama – meanwhile, North Korea's main newspaper the Rodong has threatened to 'totally destroy the White House' at the first signs of current military exercises escalating into conflict.
"He wants Obama to do one thing - call him," Rodman told ABC news in an interview after the trip. "He said, 'If you can, Dennis - I don't want (to) do war. I don't want to do war.' He said that to me."
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