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It's Friday, May 31, 2019 from Slated to the Gist on Mike Pesca.

Certain Trump administration officials have gotten the axe,

Zinky, Price, every communications director, pre-imposed Scaramucci

to say nothing of the actual Scaramucci.

Getting the axe. That's one thing.

In North Korea, they don't get the axe.

Here's what they get.

North Korea has executed its special envoy to the United States.

The New York Times reported crediting a major South Korean daily.

Kim, Jong Un, was apparently miffed that his hastily called meeting

without an agenda that every Western nuclear expert said was never going to go well.

Barring Kim's total denuclearization didn't go well.

Because Kim didn't totally denuclearize.

And I guess someone has to pay.

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