Does North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Brings His Own Toilet On Trips In Case His Enemies Steal His Excrement?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a cosmetics factory in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on October 28, 2017. KCNA/via Reuters

Newsweek: Kim Jong Un Brings His Own Toilet On Trips In Case His Enemies Steal His Excrement, Koreans Say

With less than 24 hours to go before the first meeting between North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, officials of the two countries are working to ensure any and all of the leaders' needs are taken care of.

In Kim's case, one specific concern is where the autocrat will be able to relieve himself of the tension surrounding such historical moments. Despite the myth of his ancestors' god-like origins, Kim too is human and needs a restroom—and while some may pack a few toiletries ahead of a trip, Kim has a whole private toilet that travels everywhere he goes, a North Korean defector told The Washington Post.

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Update: Kim Jong-un will bring his own toilet with him to the Koreas summit (Quartz)

WNU editor: On a side note, this is an interesting article .... Understanding Kim: Inside the U.S. effort to profile the secretive North Korean leader (Reuters).