NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman took his friendship with Kim Jong Un to a new level Friday when he posted an apparently mocked-up photo of the North Korean dictator covering that famous hair of his with a Make America Great Again cap.
“Hoping for this after my two friends and leaders meet next month. #Peace #Love #NotWar #Diplomacy,” Rodman wrote, referring to an announced plan for a meeting between Kim and President Donald Trump later this year.
Hoping for this after my two friends and leaders meet next month.#Peace #Love #NotWar #Diplomacy pic.twitter.com/NEZijYzoLi
— Dennis Rodman (@dennisrodman) March 30, 2018
Rodman, who appeared on Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2009, befriended Kim in 2013, at which time he said Kim was “a friend for life.”
Later that year, Rodman told Sports Illustrated: “My mission is to break the ice between hostile countries. Why it’s been left to me to smooth things over, I don’t know. Dennis Rodman, of all people. Keeping us safe is really not my job; it’s the black guy’s [Obama’s] job. But I’ll tell you this: If I don’t finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something’s seriously wrong.”
While Rodman’s attempt to broker peace between the two world leaders was met by some with applause, literally…
– Buddy Lyons (@Budro76) March 30, 2018
How come your not going with Trump to meet your boy? In all seriousness I feel like you should, I think Kim will give you his nukes for a game worn jersey.
– Ray Culhane (@RayCulhane) March 30, 2018
No way bro, Rodman might actually be our savior.
– ⚡️Rasputin⚡️ (@WS2X12) March 30, 2018
…others responded with befuddled looks and eye-rolls.
– Dustin (@DustinGiebel) March 30, 2018
– Joanna Whitehead (@JodiWhitehead) March 30, 2018
– Lanette (@Amadii) March 30, 2018
No way bro, Rodman might actually be our savior.
– ⚡️Rasputin⚡️ (@WS2X12) March 30, 2018
You need better friends.
– ???…??-️???????? #TrumpIsAWitch (@ImpeachMoronDon) March 30, 2018
– Ann Marie (@amm32flavors) March 30, 2018
– Aleks (@Aleks_017) March 30, 2018
And, yes, there were also some who found the whole thing terrifying.
In the spirit of Holy Week, I pronounce this scary AF.
– brian feltovich (@BFeltovich) March 30, 2018
– Dan Condon (@thedancondon) March 30, 2018
Not sure which of the three of you is more insane. I don’t like this Three Stooges remake
– A.J. McDaniels (@ajmcdaniels2) March 30, 2018