Dennis Rodman says he will travel to Singapore for ‘historical summit’ between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un
Former NBA star announces plans via Twitter to ‘give whatever support is needed’ to his ‘friends’ Trump and Kim during talks
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has said he will travel to Singapore “for the historical summit” between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, even though Trump said he was not invited.
Rodman announced his plans via Twitter and thanked the cryptocurrency company PotCoin for sponsoring the trip. The tweet was quickly deleted and later reposted.
Rodman, who is among the few Westerners who have met the North Korean leader, said he would “give whatever support is needed” to his “friends” Trump and Kim.
White House officials have repeatedly said that Rodman would play no official role in the diplomatic negotiations and Trump said on Thursday that the basketball legend had not been invited to the June 12 summit.
“I like him,” Trump said of Rodman. “He’s a nice guy. No, he was not invited.”
Rodman’s tweet announcing the trip included a composite photo of him, Trump and Kim in front of the flags of both nations and the word “unite”.