Trump told GOP donors that North Korea's Kim Jong Un had ability to make his advisers 'cower,' jokingly saying he also wants his staff to 'act like that'

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Trump told GOP donors that North Korea's Kim Jong Un had ability to make his advisers 'cower,' jokingly saying he also wants his staff to 'act like that'

Former President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong UnGetty Images

The Washington Post reported that Trump spoke at the RNC donor retreat.
According to a recording, Trump said that Kim's advisers "cower" and "sit at attention" when he talks.
The former president joked that he wanted his people to act like that too.

According to a recording obtained by The Washington Post, former President Donald Trump spoke glowingly about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

—Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 6, 2022

Trump told donors that Kim's advisers were sitting at attention when he spoke to them. Trump said that one general stood up so fast.

Trump joked that he wanted his people to act like that.

The former president referred to Kim as "seriously tough" and "absolutely the leader of that country", according to the statement.

During the speech to top Republican donors, Alex Isenstadt said Trump once again teased a 2024 presidential bid and described the congressman as a "watermelon head".

He objected to the implication that he is an apologist for Putin.

—Alex Isenstadt (@politicoalex) March 6, 2022

In the past two weeks, Trump has praised Putin, who ordered a deadly invasion of Ukraine, and initially described his strategy in Ukraine as genius.

According to Isenstadt, Trump told donors that someone called him a Putin apologist the other day.

Insider reached out to the Trump team for comment on Sunday morning but did not receive a response.

The original article is on Business Insider.

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