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PUPPET REGIME: KIM JONG-UN WRECKS THE MIC

PUPPET REGIME: KIM JONG-UN WRECKS THE MIC

North Korea may be preparing to conduct fresh missile tests, according to reports. President Trump insists that his relationship with the mercurial North Korean Supreme leader remains great, even after their Hanoi summit fell apart – but Kim Jong-un's latest hip hop single suggests otherwise. Watch the video here.

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