Dennis Rodman defended his visit to North Korea and refused to comment on the detention of Kenneth Bae in a heated interview live from Pyongyang on Tuesday.

During the live interview with CNN’s New Day programme, the former NBA star angrily condemned the media’s largely negative coverage of his visit, telling anchor Chris Cuomo “I don’t give a rat’s ass what you think.”

Rodman also appeared reluctant to comment on the continued detention of American missionary Kenneth Bae, instead asking Cuomo, “Do you understand what [Ken Bae] did in this country? You tell me! Why is he held captive?”

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