He had arrived in North Korea on Tuesday, saying that he wanted to "open the door" to the regime and claiming that US President Donald Trump would be pleased with his mission. "Can you understand what he did in this country?" "Sports unite, sports and music unite", he added.
He did not do any media interviews, although he did tweet a video he'd made before going to Pyongyang, presenting the trip as an effort to broker peace between the United States and North Korea. "The Totally Essential Travel Collection".
The Trump administration issued repeated warnings to North Korea's government for its missile program.
Repeatedly questioned on whether or not he met with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, Rodman told reporters: "You'll find out".
Rodman was on two seasons of Trump's Celebrity Apprentice reality TV show.
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After tying for 45th at the Memorial last month, Matsuyama arrived at Erin Hills on a downturn in a topsy-turvy season. I've got a nice run leading up to the Open Championship. 70, and he said, "Players gave a lot of confidence for me".
He also declined to answer questions about whether he had played a role in the release of Otto Warmbier, an American student who was returned home on the day of Rodman's arrival suffering from brain damage and in a state of unresponsive wakefulness, after more than a year in detention in North Korea.
This is at least the fifth trip to North Korea for the heavily pierced and tattooed former basketball star. It's unclear if he and Kim will meet in person.
Rodman visited North Korea in 2013 and 2014 and met with the leader, calling him his "best friend".
In the US, Fred Warmbier echoed Washington's denials that Rodman's visit to Pyongyang had anything to do with the sudden release of his sick son. North Korean officials claimed Warmbier fell into a coma in March previous year due to botulism and a sleeping pill.
The North is now holding three other U.S. citizens.
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