No, really. You gotta see this.
The state of North Korea produced and released this 42 minute documentary about Kim Jong Un’s visit to Singapore to meet up with Donald Trump. The documentary covers the North Korean dictator’s entire trip, from beginning to end.
Yes, the moment when Trump saluted a North Korean general is in their shiny new propaganda reel, you betcha.
The documentary follows KJU hanging out in his presidential suite at the St Regis Singapore, strolling by the infinity pool on top of the Marina Bay Sands resort… it’s something else.
Here’s a Google machine translate of the YouTube descriptive text for the video:
Chosun Central TV aired a documentary film detailing the whole process of the 6.12 South-North summit today.
The documentary was broadcast under the title of “Dear Kim Jong Un, the dear leader, with the United States President, and the first seasonal reunion with President Kim Jong Il was held.”
In a documentary film, North Korea’s Central Television has released a video of Kim Jong Un, chairman of the National Assembly, who visited Singapore from October 10 to 12 for the North American summit.
In particular, during the North American summit meeting held on December 12, when the first meeting of Chairman Kim Jong Eun and President Donald Trump, the announcer said, “This past moment of hostility and distrust is over and the future of dialogue and cooperation begins. I watched him,” he said in a quivering voice.
Commentary from the Washington Post’s Anna Fifield below.
The North Korean documentary includes full coverage of Kim Jong Un meeting Donald Trump, including Trump's big smile as he walked down the breezeway to Trump, and the thumbs-up in their first meeting https://t.co/Wjl8sKKNTV pic.twitter.com/OoCcX3d7ea
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) June 14, 2018
North Korean state media included the part where Kim Jong Un shook hands with John Bolton (previously known as "bloodsucking human scum" in North Korea.) Also caught Bolton writing notes before they even sat down pic.twitter.com/yTybEN2V1C
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) June 14, 2018
Basically, North Koreans have seen the same footage of the summit as we have, including the part where the Secret Service guy stops the North Korean photographer taking pictures inside The Beast. (They didn't, however, hear Trump's remark about "thin and beautiful") pic.twitter.com/ogKJUfFbOY
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) June 14, 2018
The North Korean documentary about the summit included photos of the declaration in English and in Korean — so North Koreans can see the words "complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula" in black and white pic.twitter.com/or3EFoomh5
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) June 14, 2018
I am fascinated by this documentary because the North Korean propagandists showed so much of the impressive city of Singapore — the skyline, number of planes at the airport and containers at the port, the luxurious settings, the electricity. All unimaginable in North Korea. pic.twitter.com/p8H1WFyEDY
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) June 14, 2018
Even when they showed the crowds lined up to see Kim Jong Un pass by — very helpful for North Korean propaganda — they also showed luxury brands and neon signs. They showed how much nicer and richer Singapore is than North Korea. (ends) pic.twitter.com/MW4EyhmO7O
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) June 14, 2018
[LINK, via Anna Fifield]