Speaking with Chris Cuomo of “New Day” from Pyongyang as his band of former NBA players prepared to play in North Korea, Rodman defended his controversial ties to Kim Jong Un and his multiple trips to North Korea. Rodman took issue with Cuomo’s questions about the timing of the latest trip, weeks after the execution of Kim’s uncle, as well as the wisdom of interacting with the dictator while Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American who is a U.S. citizen, remains held there.
