Some people have opined here, that Kim has been a puppet of the North Korean military.
North Korea is such a sad case. People are living at subsistence level, while Kim and his buddies live in luxury. People are very poor, yet they spend huge amounts on their military.
The other possibility might be that he was always a deep state stooge all along. Seeking to make peace with Trump May have rattled his deep state masters and the operation was a way for them to take him out.
He's been a puppet of the Chi-Coms.
Some people have opined here, that Kim has been a puppet of the North Korean military.
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Puppet Master: Xi Jinping