North Korea praises Donald Trump

An official media organ of the North Korean regime has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, describing Democrat rival Hillary Clinton as "dull."

An editorial in DPRK Today, an official media outlet, welcomed the Republican presidential candidate's proposal to hold direct talks with Kim Jong-un, saying he could help bring about Pyongyang's "Yankee go home" policy.

"There are many positive aspects to Trump's 'inflammatory policies'," wrote Han Yong-mook, who described himself as a Chinese North Korean scholar.

"Trump said he will not get involved in the war between the South and the North, isn't this fortunate from North Korea' perspective?"

Analysts said that although the editorial was not officially from Pyongyang, it was sure to reflect thinking inside the regime.

And, yes, I checked to make sure it wasn't a quip from @DPRK_News, the popular Twitter parody account with a gift for emulating the floridly vicious wooden-talk of North Korean propaganda.