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07-07-2018, 05:32 AM
Did Mike Pompeo really bring Kim Jong-un a CD of Elton John's 'Rocket Man'?
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Even for an administration as bombastic as the Trump White House, this one feels a little too on the nose.*
But South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo (http://english.chosun.com/m/svc/article.html?contid=2018070600907) claims that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took two gifts with him on his latest diplomatic trip to North Korea: a letter from President Donald Trump and a CD including the Elton John song "Rocket Man."
SEE ALSO: After Annapolis newsroom shooting, focus turns to Trump's media bashing (https://mashable.com/2018/06/28/trump-annapolis-shooting-attacks-against-media/)
The letter? Of course, I get that.*
The CD, though? That seems like a bit much, even from a president who has no trouble antagonizing just about everyone (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html).*
"Rocket Man," in case you forgot in the fog of news, has been Trump's go-to insult (https://twitter.com/search?q=rocket%20man%20from%3Arealdonaldtrump&src=typd&lang=en) for North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/06/trump-kim-jong-un-rocket-man-pompeo-cd/)
More about Kim Jong Un (https://mashable.com/category/kim-jong-un/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Donald Trump (https://mashable.com/category/donald-trump/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Elton John (https://mashable.com/category/elton-john/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Mike Pompeo (https://mashable.com/category/mike-pompeo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Culture (https://mashable.com/culture/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/5NS-W5958s8
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Even for an administration as bombastic as the Trump White House, this one feels a little too on the nose.*
But South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo (http://english.chosun.com/m/svc/article.html?contid=2018070600907) claims that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took two gifts with him on his latest diplomatic trip to North Korea: a letter from President Donald Trump and a CD including the Elton John song "Rocket Man."
SEE ALSO: After Annapolis newsroom shooting, focus turns to Trump's media bashing (https://mashable.com/2018/06/28/trump-annapolis-shooting-attacks-against-media/)
The letter? Of course, I get that.*
The CD, though? That seems like a bit much, even from a president who has no trouble antagonizing just about everyone (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html).*
"Rocket Man," in case you forgot in the fog of news, has been Trump's go-to insult (https://twitter.com/search?q=rocket%20man%20from%3Arealdonaldtrump&src=typd&lang=en) for North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/06/trump-kim-jong-un-rocket-man-pompeo-cd/)
More about Kim Jong Un (https://mashable.com/category/kim-jong-un/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Donald Trump (https://mashable.com/category/donald-trump/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Elton John (https://mashable.com/category/elton-john/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Mike Pompeo (https://mashable.com/category/mike-pompeo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Culture (https://mashable.com/culture/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/5NS-W5958s8