Larry King: Gaddafi is the “worst guest” you have ever met … what happened during his meeting with the Libyan leader?

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The late American broadcaster Larry King, owner of The Long Walk with CNN, has conducted numerous interviews with state leaders, celebrities, athletes, movie stars and ordinary people .

One of the interviews King, who died on Saturday at the age of 87, was with the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in September 2009.

At the time, King asked Gaddafi, saying, “You came to power in Libya in 1969. A long time ago. Do you have any ideas on who might succeed you?”

Then Gaddafi replied: “I left power since 1977 and when the Jamahiriya was established, the power of the people was established, and therefore I have no more power since. Prepared as a salad.

“So you are not the leader of your country?” Asked Larry King, to which Gaddafi replied: “I am the leader of the revolution, not the leader of the country now.” Then King said, “Is there still a revolution in the land so far?” The Libyan leader replied: “Yes”.

At the time, Gaddafi believed that what he was proud of was the establishment of the power of the people and the establishment of the “era of the masses”.

During the interview, Gaddafi said that among the mistakes that occurred, “we were excited to make the atomic bomb at some point in the revolution, and then we saw how the world changed and we have seen that it is not useful “.

King later said in an interview with “CNN” that he was Gaddafi “as a dictator among the worst, but as a guest” among all who greeted them, explaining that “it is not easy to talk to him. “

King predicted Gaddafi’s departure after more than 40 years in power. While he expressed his conviction that the Libyan leader would not flee the country, after the outbreak of the revolution against him in February 2011.

“I don’t think he’ll run away,” King said. “He sees himself going to heaven with something.”

When the legendary interlocutor was asked about his rules at work, he said that during his interviews he did not use the word ‘I’, did not give his opinion, asked short questions and was keen to be informed and knowledgeable about the things and characters he interviews, and to be fun.

Larry King joined CNN in 1985 and presented “Larry King Live” for over 25 years. He retired in 2010 after recording over 6,000 episodes of his show.