It was last May when Dennis Rodman asked his good friend Kim Jong-un to do him a solid and release Kenneth Bae, an American citizen and Christian missionary who has been held in North Korea since November 2012 and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for committing “hostile acts” against the country.
I'm calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea or as I call him "Kim", to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose.
— Dennis Rodman (@dennisrodman) May 7, 2013
Rodman made no headway on that front, and Thursday, President Obama called for the release of Bae during the National Prayer Breakfast.
“We pray for Kenneth Bae,” said the president, adding, “the United States will continue to do everything in our power to secure his release because Kenneth Bae deserves to be free.”
Obama, at Nat'l Prayer Breakfast, says, "We pray for Kenneth Bae….Kenneth deserves to be free."
— Rebecca Kaplan (@RebeccaRKaplan) February 6, 2014
Appreciate POTUS’ prayers this AM for Americans Kenneth Bae & Saeed Abedini imprisoned in North Korea & Iran-we pray for their release
— Kelly Ayotte (@KellyAyotte) February 6, 2014
Unfortunately, his family is saying that Bae has been moved from the hospital to a labor camp.
US remains "gravely concerned" about Kenneth Bae's health & urges North Korea to grant him amnesty & immediate release per @statedeptspox
— margaret brennan (@margbrennan) February 7, 2014
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State Department confirms that North Korea has moved Kenneth Bae from a hospital to a labor camp,remains "gravely concerned"about his health
— luis martinez (@LMartinezABC) February 7, 2014
Tragic. He should be immediately freed RT @jaketapper: State Dept: North Korea moved Kenneth Bae from hospital to North Korean labor camp
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) February 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/rchs23/status/431931653074608128
Kenneth Bae transferred to labor camp.
Dear Jesus.
— Carly (@prettyplusmore) February 7, 2014
Great Kenneth Bae is now in a prison camp and yesterday Obama asked for his release. Praying for his release
— Reaganette (@Ezinger44) February 7, 2014
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