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Speaking from Singapore, during the historic summit, Mr Rodman, who turned to advocate for North Korea in recent years, opened up about his personal friendship with Kim and his struggle to be taken seriously by the former US leader.

Wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, Mr Rodman recalled his first trip to North Korea in 2013.

He said:“I was very naive when I went over there.

“I thought I was just going to play basketball.