I think it's pretty dumb they're asking him about the political stuff though, like did they expect him to say "Sure I'll tell my buddy to free the detained dude". I'm also surprised some of the basketball players are complaining about the trip while they're still in North Korea. Then again, I had a history teacher who got a bunch of high school students to USSR back when it was the USSR, and these guys are talking about democracy and stuff and came back and found their luggage was searched (probably on purpose, to warn them), and the teacher is like 'everyone shut up, I still want to get out of this place alive.'