Trump congratulates North Korea’s ‘Kim Jung Un’, faces flak from own party

Former US President Donald Trump sparked controversy after he congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the country’s admission to the World Health Organization’s executive board.

“Congratulations to Kim Jung Un!” the former president wrote on Truth Social, misspelling the North Korean leader’s name while sharing news of the admission.

The post drew immediate condemnation from Republican presidential candidates and state party leaders.

Trump’s former UN ambassador and 2024 opponent Nikki Haley took to Twitter and said, “Kim Jong Un starves his own people. It’s a total farce that North Korea has a leading role at the World Health Organization”.

Kim Jong Un starves his own people.

It’s a total farce that North Korea has a leading role at the World Health Organization.

— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) June 2, 2023