United Nations – U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s has kept Kim “on his toes” and makes clear the risks of a nuclear standoff, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday.
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After Kim asserted that he had a nuclear button at the ready, Trump last week dismissed the taunt by saying in a tweet that the U.S. button at his disposal was bigger and more powerful.
The comment drew criticism, including from former Vice President Joe Biden, who said it caused allies to lose confidence in Washington.
Asked on the ABC program “This Week” whether the president’s tweet was a good idea, Haley said: “I think that (Trump) always has to keep Kim on his toes. It’s very important that we don’t ever let him get so arrogant that he doesn’t realize the reality of what would happen if he started a nuclear war.”
Haley said North Korea should be clear that the United States will not reduce pressure on Kim.
“We’re not going to let them go and dramatize the fact that they have a button right on their desk and they can destroy America,” she said. “We want to always remind them we can destroy you too, so be very cautious and careful with your words and what you do.”
Regardless what Ms Haley says talking non-chanantly about nuclear weapons is reckless and immature but she is a good servant. Maybe people should have a tour of Los Alamos and learn about nuclear radiation effect on humans and nuclear fallout and people would shut. It is the epitome of ignorance and reinforces the validity of the book written by Wolf.
She’s right. Thanks to this president’s tough tactics (antithesis of obama’s appeasement and weakness) we are now once again feared by our enemies! It took a complete political outsider to have the brains and understanding to know the right way to handle them!
N Korean tyrant has Toxic Trumpf spinning like a deranged top. Now he wants to talk to him? Last week he was insulting his ‘pipick’.
What a Yutz is your alt-Fuhrer. The world laughs at this nothing ‘deep state’ Donnie.