Family of U.S. soldier who ran across North Korean border speaks out



Relatives of Travis King, the U.S. Army private who dashed across North Korea’s border, are speaking out to NBC News. Plus, a woman who took part in the guided tour that King joined before running into the demilitarized zone is sharing her account of the incident. Matt Bradley has details.

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40 comments

  1. Maybe he lost his mind a long with the passport

  2. He is dead. End of story. Next!

  3. This dude clearly got issues .
    He needs help

  4. I wonder what wjll happen to him if he continues assaulting people in North Korea.

  5. If he tried doing the things he did in SK in NK, oh his dead already. They don’t play over there. I mean it’s serious. A man went over their for vacation and tried stealing paintings from there, he went to prison, and was never the same when he came back to the U.S but ended up doing suicide when he got back.

  6. Keep him there, if he comes back to US he’s going to cause more trouble

  7. He sounds very troubled, likely has mental issues. The North Koreans will likely deal with him like they did Otto Warmbier.

  8. All smoke and mirrors,be ready to keep watching government shenanigans.

  9. Knowing how strange NK is, why would he do such a stupid thing?

  10. Hopefully he becomes a propaganda actor and lives a good life there

  11. So Much to do About a Freak!!!!! Marry Him Off to Kim Young Un!!!!!

  12. Watch his family claim Black Lives Matter 😂🤣

  13. As a black veteran they were already sending home to be kicked out so they should leave him there

  14. The US soldiers should have shot him rather than let him cross the border.

  15. America is just going to have to give Kim Jong-Un a North Korean person we have incarcerated… Someone he chooses… We can’t leave him behind because of the “Soldiers Creed” no matter how foolish he is… Remind the White House of the “Soldiers Creed” it’s sacred to the Army … or at least it used to be when I was a soldier… “I WILL NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN COMRADE”

    LDRSHIP SEMPER FIDELIS

  16. I just looked through the comments and everyone seems to be blaming the solider who is clearly suffering from some sort of mental health crisis but all I see is vitriol in the comments. So no one thinks this is the army’s fault for allowing this man to be released situation after situation KNOWING that he’s slipping mentally ??

  17. No Trump to negotiate your release this time, you’ve got biden who could care less- he’s off eating ice cream and planning his next fraudulent election.

  18. He was not detained. He fled to North Korea to escape justice. He has a history of criminal behavior.

  19. USA is better without him😂

  20. Here we go again with a black thing

  21. I only have 23 days left in the U.S. Army IRR.

  22. Bye, bye, won’t be missed.

  23. Oh well. He well learn his lesson keep him over there

  24. lets make tshirts and car washes for him lololol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  25. "He had a father, he was never around"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 he gon learn today boaaaaa

  26. They commit crimes anywhere they go! Embarrassing

  27. Apparently Mr King never heard of Otto Warmbeir.

  28. Out of the frying pan i to the fire. He will learn discipline and/or die trying.

  29. He had a father but he wasn’t around. 😂😂

  30. He run for freedom from delusional liberal democrat

  31. I don't know what to say 😮

    Dennis Rodman the balls in your court

  32. The world most totalitarian regime

  33. No returns. He's all yours Kim. Maybe put him on the tip of your next ICBM launch. Just a thought.