How appropriate. Communist North Korea dictators and their henchmen watch MSNBC and Morning Joe. I guess the only surprise is that they don’t have a split screen of MSNBC and CNN.
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NBC News correspondent Kier Simmons landed a rare interview with a North Korean military official on Thursday and learned that officials in the communist country watch “Morning Joe” specifically for reports and discussions about their country.
Simmons appeared on the MSNBC show Thursday from the border of North and South Korea to share his recent conversation with a North Korean lieutenant colonel that included his belief that President Trump is “mentally ill” and that his country could prevail over the U.S. in war.
“He quite plainly said he believes President Trump is mentally ill,” Simmons told “Morning Joe” co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough. “And he was unequivocal in saying he believes North Korea could win a war with America.”
“Be it no doubt that the senior officials here pay attention to what is being said in the U.S.,” Simmons added. “One telling me that he watches ‘Morning Joe’ every day specifically for the segments about North Korea.”
After Simmons wrapped up his report, Brzezinski added that “They [North Korean officials] are saying what a lot of people are thinking, that the president is mentally ill. It’s considered inappropriate to say.”
“I was going to say, Mika, you’ve got a mind-meld with some people in North Korea,” said Scarborough.