Spectators do double takes at ‘Donald Trump’ and ‘Kim Jong-un’ at Olympic arena
As the Pyeongchang Olympics opened Friday the sight of two bellicose "world leaders" putting aside the threat of nuclear war warmed the cockles on a freezing cold night. As excited spectators filed into the Olympic Stadium for the gala ceremony, many did a double-take. Could it really be US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un? Normally obsessed with comparing the size of their nuclear buttons, here the pair looked more like atomic kittens. In fact it was two spitting-image lookalikes — not the actual bickering enemies — who were turning heads, shaking hands and taking selfies. And as protesters raged against the presence in Pyeongchang of North Korean athletes and dignitaries, including Kim’s sister Kim Yo-jong, the two fake leaders were given a warm reception by stunned onlookers.
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