Kim Jong Un reportedly cried over North Korea's bad economy, and it could show he's ready to cave to Trump
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Kim Jong Un seen as his father, the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, lay in state during the run-up to his funeral in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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- A video of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crying about his country's terrible economy is reportedly circulating in the country.
- The video, which was described by a defector, would mark a very strange development and possibly signal big changes coming to the country.
- If Kim is crying about the North Korean economy, then he's effectively crying about President Donald Trump's successful sanctions regime.
A video of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crying about his country's terrible economy while surveying its coast is said to be making the rounds among the country's leadership — and it could be a sign he's ready to cave in to President Donald Trump in negotiations.
Japan's Asahi Shinbun quoted a defector with contacts inside the country as describing a video in which a narrator explains Kim is crying that he can't improve North Korea's economy.
The defector reportedly said the video surfaced in April and high-ranking members of North Korea's ruling party viewed it, possibly in an official message from Kim to the party.
In April, North Korea had already offered the US a meeting with Kim and was in the midst of a diplomatic charm offensive in which it offered up the prospect of denuclearization to China, South Korea, and the US.
The defector speculated that the video was meant to prepare the country for possible changes after the summit with Trump.