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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 03:09 PM Aug 2017

Trump: Maybe "fire & fury" wasn't tough enough



President Donald Trump on Thursday ramped up his rhetoric on North Korea again, saying his warning of bringing "fire and fury" on the isolated nation may not have gone far enough.

"If anything, maybe that statement wasn't tough enough," he told reporters at his New Jersey golf club.

When asked what could be tougher than "fire and fury," the president responded: "we'll see." He also did not comment on whether the U.S. is considering a pre-emptive strike on North Korea.

"The people of this country should be very comfortable, and I will tell you this: If North Korea does anything in terms of even thinking about attack, of anybody that we love or we represent or our allies or us, they can be very, very nervous," Trump said. "I'll tell you why, and they should be very nervous. Because things will happen to them like they never thought possible."

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/10/trump-maybe-fire-and-fury-statement-on-north-korea-wasnt-tough-enough.html
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Trump: Maybe "fire & fury" wasn't tough enough (Original Post) Miles Archer Aug 2017 OP
Tuff talk from a phony C_U_L8R Aug 2017 #1
Exactly..right next to the statue of King Sejong. pangaia Aug 2017 #3
Well, this outta work out well! RKP5637 Aug 2017 #2
PINO Doubles Down on Empty Threats... MineralMan Aug 2017 #4
Trump next threat to NK: I will grab your pussy, so hide MyNameIsKhan Aug 2017 #5
He's painted himself (and us) into a corner. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #6
He's such a dick! smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #7
Sturm und Drang! Fozzledick Aug 2017 #8

MineralMan

(146,341 posts)
4. PINO Doubles Down on Empty Threats...
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 03:17 PM
Aug 2017

Now, he's painting himself into a corner and may feel as though he MUST do something drastic to NK. This is dangerous talk from a man who is not totally compos mentis. Perhaps it's time for 25th Amendment action on the part of his cabinet. Perhaps it's past time.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,924 posts)
6. He's painted himself (and us) into a corner.
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 04:12 PM
Aug 2017

Is Kim trolling him or calling his bluff? Is anybody in our government willing or able to prevent Trump from continuing to wag his weenie?

I can't even watch the news any more.



 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
7. He's such a dick!
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 04:17 PM
Aug 2017

He doesn't even care that he's playing games with millions of people's lives. It's all about his ego and looking tough to him. He is such a thoroughly disgusting excuse of a human being. Every time I see a picture of him or hear him on the television, I start feeling all stabby.

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