US Officials Keeping Close Watch on North Korea Amid Reports on Kim By Zachary Stieber
U.S. officials are tracking what’s happening in North Korea but don’t know the current situation with Chairman Kim Jong Un, a top official said Tuesday.
American officials are “watching the reports closely” about Kim, who is rumored to be struggling after undergoing surgery, national security adviser Robert O’Brien told reporters outside the White House.
“It’s too early to talk about because we just don’t know what condition chairman Kim is in and we’ll have to see how it plays out,” he said, responding to a question about who would succeed North Korea’s leader.
The “basic assumption” is it would kin, given Kim is the third member of his family to control North Korea.
Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, is considered the most likely successor.
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