Fmr. CIA Analyst: Kim Jong Un ‘Doesn’t Look Too Great,’ ‘Healthy’

COLLINS We are tracking ░░░░░░░░ all closely here tonight ░░░░░░░░ Sue Mi Terry a ░░░░░░░░ CIA analyst on North ░░░░░░░░ And just right off ░░░░░░░░ bat you know I ░░░░░░░░ there when Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ with Kim Jong un ░░░░░░░░ times so I was ░░░░░░░░ the North Korean leader ░░░░░░░░ we don t always ░░░░░░░░ him out in public ░░░░░░░░ What did you make ░░░░░░░░ that initial appearance from ░░░░░░░░ Terry My first reaction ░░░░░░░░ at Kim Jong un ░░░░░░░░ Oof he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ too great to me ░░░░░░░░ was a time when ░░░░░░░░ lost a little weight ░░░░░░░░ he looked better So ░░░░░░░░ initial reaction was that ░░░░░░░░ didn t look in ░░░░░░░░ of being healthy because ░░░░░░░░ health is something that ░░░░░░░░ always track anyway because ░░░░░░░░ s always a wildcard ░░░░░░░░ North Korea So I ░░░░░░░░ t know but he ░░░░░░░░ t look that great ░░░░░░░░ me COLLINS Yeah Obviously ░░░░░░░░ can t rely on ░░░░░░░░ information so sometimes just ░░░░░░░░ looking at these world ░░░░░░░░ when we do see ░░░░░░░░ in public is the ░░░░░░░░ indication of how they ░░░░░░░░ doing I mean the ░░░░░░░░ idea here is seeing ░░░░░░░░ Korea also welcome the ░░░░░░░░ world leader to North ░░░░░░░░ in several years I ░░░░░░░░ just what you are ░░░░░░░░ to be watching for ░░░░░░░░ this visit overall Terry ░░░░░░░░ there s gonna be ░░░░░░░░ lot of pomp and ░░░░░░░░ and there s already ░░░░░░░░ the lights are on ░░░░░░░░ the North Korean buildings ░░░░░░░░ You would expect them ░░░░░░░░ be off but all ░░░░░░░░ them are on to ░░░░░░░░ that there s a ░░░░░░░░ city it s vibrant ░░░░░░░░ So they re going ░░░░░░░░ go all out red ░░░░░░░░ treatment This is a ░░░░░░░░ deal for Kim Jong ░░░░░░░░ to have Putin visit ░░░░░░░░ makes his country look ░░░░░░░░ a normal country he ░░░░░░░░ a leader of a ░░░░░░░░ know he s a ░░░░░░░░ leader of a normal ░░░░░░░░ So this is a ░░░░░░░░ big deal for him ░░░░░░░░ Yeah and we know ░░░░░░░░ Putin is relying on ░░░░░░░░ Jong un for munitions ░░░░░░░░ weapons that he s ░░░░░░░░ using in his war ░░░░░░░░ attrition in Ukraine For ░░░░░░░░ Jong un though what ░░░░░░░░ be the biggest prize ░░░░░░░░ he could get out ░░░░░░░░ the Russian leader Terry ░░░░░░░░ has not sent 10 ░░░░░░░░ containers of artillery shells ░░░░░░░░ munitions and ballistic missiles ░░░░░░░░ for food and fuel ░░░░░░░░ believe that Kim Jong ░░░░░░░░ is looking for something ░░░░░░░░ more significant and that ░░░░░░░░ sensitive military technology to ░░░░░░░░ his already very formidable ░░░░░░░░ of mass destruction his ░░░░░░░░ program So he s ░░░░░░░░ for sensitive technologies We ░░░░░░░░ see if Putin will ░░░░░░░░ it to Kim Jong ░░░░░░░░ but I think that ░░░░░░░░ what Kim Jong un ░░░░░░░░ be looking for COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t seem ░░░░░░░░ the Russian leader was ░░░░░░░░ much leverage I mean ░░░░░░░░ kind of see this ░░░░░░░░ in the balance of ░░░░░░░░ relationship from what it ░░░░░░░░ to be Terry It ░░░░░░░░ a little sad that ░░░░░░░░ has to rely on ░░░░░░░░ ranked economy in the ░░░░░░░░ to help him in ░░░░░░░░ war effort in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ it is true that ░░░░░░░░ goes through some 20 ░░░░░░░░ shells a day so ░░░░░░░░ does need munitions He ░░░░░░░░ he does need artillery ░░░░░░░░ so he s relying ░░░░░░░░ North Korea to provide ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS Yeah Sue Mi ░░░░░░░░ we ll be watching ░░░░░░░░ all closely of course ░░░░░░░░ seeing if we do ░░░░░░░░ images of this parade ░░░░░░░░ and whatnot Thank you ░░░░░░░░ joining us with your ░░░░░░░░ Terry: “Thank you.”