Here's something you never thought you'd see: former NBA bad boy and eternal odd duck Dennis Rodman on national TV relaying messages to President Obama from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

But that's exactly what happened on Sunday when Rodman told the world in an ABC interview that Kim wants Obama to "call him." Different versions of the video have since racked up more than 70,000 views online. It's a pretty surreal discussion and you can check it out here:

Rodman's trip — billed as a bit of "basketball diplomacy" by sponsoring media company Vice, which will make it into part of an HBO series — gained international notoriety for its farcical nature. The trip's bizarreness was only magnified by its geopolitical context.

Rodman and his film crew are reportedly the first Americans to have met Kim since he took over North Korean rule from his father Kim Jong-il in 2011. The communist dictatorship has been at odds with the United States for decades, and North Korea made direct nuclear threats to the Obama administration earlier this year. Kim is also a big-time basketball fan, in particular, of Rodman's late-90s Chicago Bulls squad.

As expected, Rodman's North Korea trip spawned some strange moments. But perhaps none was funnier than the tweet in which he wrote, "Maybe I'll run into the Gangnam Style dude while I'm here" to K-Pop star Psy. Psy took offense — reminding Rodman he's from capitalist South Korea — and the overall interaction was pretty much a testament to Twitter's existence.

But, while Rodman may have delivered Kim's "call me" message to Obama, another tweet he sent while in North Korea clarifies his role in global politics:

I'm not a politician. Kim Jung Un & North Korean people are basketball fans. I love everyone. Period. End of story. #WORMinNorthKorea — Dennis Rodman (@dennisrodman) February 26, 2013

So, to recap: Dennis Rodman is not a politician. Glad we've finally got that settled.

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