Former President Donald Trump on Monday praised North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as "very smart" and "a real power."
During an interview with right-wing streamer Adin Ross, Trump reflected on meeting he with Kim while he was president.
"I said, did you ever hear the song Rocket Man?" the former president recalled. "And I actually played him the song Rocket Man."
Trump said his administration checked "closely" and determined that Kim had "tremendous nuclear capability."
"I got to know him very well...