In a Tuesday interview with CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, Rodman became agitated when he was repeatedly challenged on why he’s not using his connection with Kim to help Bae, 45, who was arrested in November 2012.
“The one thing about politics, Kenneth Bae did one thing. If you understand — if you understand what Kenneth Bae did,” said Rodman. “Do you understand what he did? In this country?”
The North Koreans accuse Bae, an American missionary, of “hostile acts” and attempting to foment a coup.
Rodman contends that his trips to North Korea are part of his “basketball diplomacy.”
“It is clear to me, however, that there is nothing diplomatic about his trip. My family and I are outraged by Rodman’s recent comments. He is playing games with my brother’s life. There is no diplomacy, only games, and at my brother’s expense,” Chung said.