Kim Jung Un Status According to North Korean press, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in over three weeks Saturday, May 23rd, hosting a military meeting, according to state media reports. Kim had been out of the public eye for weeks before reappearing to mark the opening of a fertilizer factory on May 1, prompting rumors about his health and possible surgery. Before that, he hadn’t been seen since April 11. During his absence, he missed the country’s most important holiday, the “Day of the Sun,” which marks his grandfather’s birthday. Kim Il Sung was the country’s first Communist dictator.

Rather than having spent the time recovering from heart surgery, as initial reports suggested, Kim stepped out of the public eye due to coronavirus concerns, South Korea’s intelligence agency claimed earlier this month.

These two irregular absences that increased geopolitical concern about his health and about who was actually running North Korea totaled a span of 43 days.

Joe Biden Status Joe Biden's last virtual press conference was April 2, 2020. Joe Biden's bunker retreat since that press conference now totals 86 days. He is obviously alive, as proved by his confused attempts at communicating simple ideas remotely. It is safer there, and he is far less likely to wander off. The recent DNC decision to conduct the country's important 'Democrat National Convention' remotely on August 17, 2020 should permit Joe Biden to remain safely ensconced for several more months, safe from possible exposure to disease and potentially harmful real time conversations.