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CNN set a possible new low for themselves Sunday morning when their Inside Politics panel of liberal journalists obnoxiously complained that Vice President Mike Pence didn’t shake the hand of Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un’s sister and the head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department. “South Korea views this as a major milestone and a chance, a chance to see if an Olympics detente can bring a broader diplomatic opening, but the Vice President sees it as propaganda period,” bemoaned host, John King.
After playing a clip on Pence talking with NBC anchor Lester Holt and taking a strong stance against North Korea, King came back and seemed frustrated that the Vice President wasn’t playing nice with the regime that starves its own people and recently killed an American:
The Vice President has returned, but it is a remarkable few days, South Korea clearly believes, “let's try this.” Have the athletes together. Kim Jong Un’s sister, the first regime manage to come to the south since the war, and the United States is essentially saying to its ally, “no no no no no.”
Politico’s Seung Min Kim marveled at the different messages being sent from the United States and North Korea via their actions at the games. “North Korea is using the public attention and spotlight of the games to promote some sense of normalcy, where you have the sister attending the opening ceremony. We’ve seen the images of the North Korean cheerleaders cheering on their athletes,” she touted. “And the Vice President has been very stark and very firm over the last several days saying, ‘Look, this is complete propaganda.’”
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