HONG KONG – It is a scene unlikely ever to become reality — U. S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hugging and leaning in for a kiss on the bustling streets of Hong Kong.
The lookalikes of the controversial leaders turned heads and prompted many giggles as they paraded down a busy shopping district to promote a Lunar New Year song on Wednesday.
“Die, America, die,” shouted the Kim lookalike, a Hong Kong-based Australian musician who gave only his first name, Howard, as he swaggered in the young leader’s trademark black uniform.
His counterpart playing Trump, a 66-year-old American musician who goes by the name of Dennis Alan, pouted and took the insults in stride.
Alan needed three times as much time as Howard to prepare for his appearance, taking 1½ hours to spread layer after layer of orange foundation on his face and getting a hair stylist to delicately affix his tailor-made wig.
