11 September, 2017
"I basically hang out with him all the time", he said.
Rodman, who added that his trips to North Korea have included lots of laughing, karaoke, skiing, and horseback riding, suggested that Trump and Kim might find unexpected common ground if they spoke.
Dennis Rodman's friendship with North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, was forged back in 2013 when the NBA Hall of Famer led a group of American players to the country for an exhibition basketball game.
He said the relationship between the U.S. and Russian Federation had changed "but for some reason with have a big issue with North Korea". "We ride horses, we hang out, we go skiing, we hardly ever talk politics and that's the good thing", Rodman said on Wednesday, according to a transcript. He says the North Korea trips are about being an ambassador for sports.
"I've always said I'm not a politician, at all", Rodman continued. I've never seen anyone in my life with that much power. Rodman said he was "just trying to open a door" on a mission that he thought Trump would support.
'I don't love him, I just want to straighten things out to get everyone to get along together'.
Rodman, known as "The Worm" during his National Basketball Association career due to his sometimes disturbing appearance, continues to express his admiration for President Donald Trump-for whom he "worked" on the hit television program "The Apprentice".
He said: 'You know as well as I do, Donald can be a bit insane sometimes.
He said: "They don't have to be like a friendship conversation, just a mutual conversation". I love Donald Trump. "I just want to try to straighten things out for everyone to get along together, that's it".
He added that he wasn't defending all of Kim's actions, saying: He has been passed a throne.
Who knows, maybe Dennis Rodman is the key to preventing World War 3.