Kim would never accept protection from anyone. That’s the whole point of all this. He must portray an image of omnipotence to his own people or he will lose power, and probably die ignobly. Accepting “protection” from any other nation would be an admission of weakness, which he cannot and will not do.

In Trump’s defense (fuck, I never thought I’d utter those words), it’s not like praying actually does anything.

Hey, you know what would stabilize the region? Threatening nuclear annihilation to China’s neighbor and also ending our trade agreement with South Korea.