Kim Jong-un's sneaky secret weapon at Summit with Donald Trump

There's a political powerplay taking place in Singapore between two of the most influential men in the world.

While the decisions made at the historic summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un could potentially impact the future of nuclear warfare across the globe, there's another pretttttty important factor that requires some attention — Kim's shoes.

It's no secret that these two men aren't afraid of a little bit of a pissing contest when dealing with fellow political leaders, reports news.com.au.

Let's not forget Big Don trying to get the jump on Vladimir Putin with his trademark crushing handshake:

'SAY MERCY.' Photo / Getty Images

And Kim Jong-un reportedly having a group of "note takers" follow him around during public appearances to write down any pearls of wisdom he may drop.

So it comes as little surprise that their competitive streak made a special appearance at today's high profile meet 'n' greet.

Eagle-eyed observers noted that the North Korean leader appeared to be wearing shoes with a lift, to give him a little extra height … which would better place him to eyeball Trump's tangerine chin.

Kim Jong-un made the bold choice to wear a pair of wide pants, presumably to hide his secret stacked heel.

Apparently the angle of his foot in photos from today's summit shows he is wearing shoes with special height-adding insoles.

A closer look at Kim Jong-un's shoes. Photos / AP

Behold:

Chosun Ilbo does some investigative reporting on Kim Jong Un's shoes and finds the angle of his foot means he was wearing special height-adding insoles -- suggesting the height difference with Moon Jae-in was larger than it appeared last week,https://t.co/DXCQZgWPha pic.twitter.com/00kCLgCF6O

— Adam Taylor (@mradamtaylor) May 3, 2018

While the tweet above suggests Donald Trump is 6ft 3inches tall, it's been suggested that his reported height may be a sneaky move on the Don's part.

It's been reported that the US President may have slightly overstated his height so he doesn't register as obese on the BMI index (which calculates whether you're in a healthy weight range when factoring in height and weight).

Donald Trump's doctor's letter claims he is 6'3" and 108kg, placing him just under the "obese" category.

People started asking questions after photos of the G7 leaders standing in a row showed Trump a fraction shorter than Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who stands at 6'2".

But we've gone off topic. Let's get back to Kim Jong-un and his fancy trick shoes.

It seems he's been wearing these platform boots for a while and apparently opts for a 5cm lift.

In 2014, it was reported that he actually spent time in hospital after fracturing his ankles as a result of wearing the heels.

He may have adopted the hidden heel trick from his father Kim Jong-il, who was also a fan of adding a bit of extra sneaky height.

While this is all well and good, the award for best powerplay in this whole exchange still goes to Kim Jong-un not for his footwear, but for kicking things off by having Trump photographed with a novelty-sized envelope that made his hands look like they belong to a baby.

Kim Jong Un to underling: I want you to go to the stationery cupboard and find the biggest freakin’ envelope you can find. We’re gonna make that guy’s hands look like a doll’s. pic.twitter.com/2IYgeJkNuq

— Paul Andrews (@PaulAndrews2043) June 2, 2018

There's no doubt about it — Kim Jong-un is the king of the optical illusion.