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Yes. I’ve seen the reports. I’m zeroing in on the phrasing here (attributed to one official).

a) monitoring “intelligence” could mean a few things
b) wording does not imply direct US sources/methods have verified this
c) the premise—Kim in trouble after surgery—is plausible
I haven’t commented on Twitter because I found them not credible, but rumors have been circulating for a couple days that Kim is in a coma or brain dead. These are familiar rumors from previous bouts of his absence from public appearances; let’s wait.
The state of Kim Jong Un’s health is closely guarded, in general (to the point that his bodily waste was collected and shipped home after his overseas travel to summits with Trump, etc.).
Verifying this story to any reasonable confidence level before the North Koreans clear it up for us would require exceptional HUMINT, I’d suspect.
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