Former NBA star Dennis Rodman traveled to communist North Korea, a trip financed by a documentary filmmaker. Rodman appeared neither officially nor unofficially as part of the U.S. government.

An incredulous George Stephanopoulos of ABC subjected Rodman to a grilling more suitable for a corrupt, double-dealing politician: “When you said you love Kim (Jong Un) and think he’s awesome, were you aware of his threats to destroy the United States and his regime’s horrendous record on human rights? … Do you think you have a responsibility to ask him about it so that you don’t be perceived as sort of propping up his regime, his cult of personality? … (He’s) a ‘great guy’ — who puts 200,000 people in prison camps? … It sounds like you’re apologizing for him. … Someone who hypothetically is a murderer who is your friend is still a murderer.”