![]() This is not the first time the leader has gone missing or been questioned about his health. But these latest rumors are gaining traction because Kim is so obviously in such bad shape." The Washington Post's Anna Fifield, an expert on Kim, offered her take: "We always need to be extremely cautious about speculation from North Korea because it's very difficult to verify. A Chinese official associated with North Korean affairs told Reuters that the leader is not believed to be critically ill. The US State Department has not yet confirmed those details. His last appearance was recorded on April 11.Ī US official with knowledge of the incident told CNN that "the US is monitoring intelligence that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after a surgery." Questions over the health of the North Korean dictator have swirled, following his absence from a prominent holiday.Īccording to DailyNK, a South Korean based website that includes information from North Korean defectors, Kim underwent a cardiovascular procedure on April 12. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 11, 2020. Ian Russell, a Democratic strategist and a former deputy executive director of the DCCC, told Business Insider's Eliza Relman that "Trump's bungling of the coronavirus preparation and response is a fundamental problem for his re-election that even his current financial advantage can't paper over." The former vice president began the month of April with $57.2 million for his 2020 presidential fundraising campaign, compared to Trump's $244 million - an $187 million difference.Īt this point in the race, even if Biden raised nearly $1 million every day from now until the election in November, he would have a difficult time catching up to Trump's level of funding.īut Democratic leaders aren't too worried, citing Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as a bigger challenge than fundraising setbacks. JIM WATSON,DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images ![]() US President Donald Trump(L) as he departs the White House, in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2019, and former US vice president Joe Biden during the kick off his presidential election campaign in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 2019. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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