Who is better at political propaganda, the North Korean government or US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump? It looks like North Korea might have outplayed the Trump, rejecting his offer to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. As part of Trump’s bid for the White House, he had previously said that he would meet with the North Koream dictator to try and stop the country’s nuclear weapon program. North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations has told Reuters that there will be no meeting, and that talk of it is “nonsense”. Ambassador So Se Pyong wasn’t very complimentary of Trump’s offer at all, according to Reuters:

“It’s for utilization of the presidential election, that’s all. A kind of a propaganda or advertisement,” he said. “This is useless, just a gesture for the presidential election.”

“There is no meaning, no sincerity,” So added.

Even though he’s got no friends in North Korea, Trump is still doing disconcertingly well in the polls.

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