Coming up on CNN: Trump responds to Kim Jong Un on twitter. Yes. Twitter.

[applegrove]

He actually tweeted re: N. Korean getting an ICBM "It won't happen". And blamed China for trade deficit and then blamed them for not doing anything on N. Korea.

Here is Donald:

"SNIP..........

North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won't happen!


.............SNIP"

and:

"SNIP............


China has been taking out massive amounts of money & wealth from the U.S. in totally one-sided trade, but won't help with North Korea. Nice!


..............SNIP"

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. January 21 will begin a level of chaos and destruction like we have

never seen before.

The AP wire wont be able to keep up.

I hear Tahiti is nice this time of year, Costa Rica as well.

[revmclaren]

5. Nowhere on this planet will be safe.

We are about to experience an extinction level event....

And his name is Trump!

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. The betting pool should be as follows

when the war starts

where

does it go nuclear or not


Like

when the baby is born, sex and weight...

I say

February 19, 2017
Iran
Goes nuclear in 4 days

[Rollo]

2. Not sure which one is crazier...

[mythology]

23. Trump

Kim Jong-un at least has the excuse of he grew up being told he was great in a country with no free media and he can put to death anybody who disagrees with him. Trump acts like this even though the world can tell him he's a blithering idiot.

He's a real life Ignatius Reilly.

[HipChick]

3. The media need to stop responding to his every tweet as if it is breaking news..

Most of the time its just babble, so he can grab a headlines..but does not actually say anything...

[img][img]

[msongs]

12. no worries they will be plastered all over DU multiple times each nt

[bdamomma]

16. Well he is using the tool of

FEAR. He is fucking sick man rattling the cage of another sick ass man or will he build a trump hotel in North Korea????

[stevenleser]

40. Unfortunately, when the President or President elect says something about another country, it is

breaking news by definition.

We're going to have to live with this nonsense for the next 4 years.

[Warpy]

4. I really wish there was a god who interfered in our lives

because I'd form a prayer group to petition the almighty for an unfortunate accident with a ball washer at one of his golf courses breaking all his fingers and rendering him incapable of being a Twit until we can get him out of office.

[bdamomma]

6. oh boy he is rattling North Koreas cage

oh tRump is going to start a fucking war, get this man arrested please.

[vrguy]

7. He Changed the subject!

When the hacking and press conference got hot lol. God bless us all

[Eliot Rosewater]

10. And I fell for it too. You are right, of course.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. Yep, focus attention elsewhere and keep him in the center of attention. Mission accomplished.

[nolabear]

9. Crap. I'm in Seattle. And my future is in Trump's hands.

This is the most frightened I've been.

[Blue Shoes]

26. If its any consolation, they'd probably nuke Japan first.

[rzemanfl]

29. Too young to remember October 1962? n/t

[Raine]

32. at that time we had a rational adult who was intelligent leading the country not

a barely educated, barely literate man baby.

[rzemanfl]

35. I hope there are rational adults between Drumpf and actual launches. n/t

[nolabear]

50. Too young? I lived on a SAC base and remember those damned alerts.

I was little, seven and eight. But when those sirens went off all the men vanished and the women huddled together, scared, not knowing whether we were at war or not. It wasn't until years later that I figured out what my recurrent childhood nightmares about telephones that emitted loud siren sounds were about.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. Here we go.

We have a John McCain supported War. Talk about the ultimate pay back,you just know little Johnny Boy would love to smack China and for that part,North Korea. It was Richard Nixon who kept in his Cage longer.

[riversedge]

14. DT:"....capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won't happen!"

this is scary--I can see Trump reeving up the war hawks! damn!



TWEET
Donald J. Trump Verified account
‏@realDonaldTrump

North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won't happen!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/816057920223846400

[applegrove]

18. What about the people nearby? What about the poor people of N. Korea who would

be vaporized in a western retaliatory strike?

[riversedge]

19. The use of nuclear weapons briefly flew through my head but I dismissed the idea. Guess

I still think even the hawks are sane (at this moment)

[applegrove]

20. I do the same all the time. Did not mean to jump on you.

[lpbk2713]

15. This guy is not normal.

No one else would communicate with a world leader using social networking.

Well, no one other than a pretender to the Oval Office.

[Madam45for2923]

17. Is this like Bush's "bring it on" after 9/11?

[C_U_L8R]

21. Or What, General Trumpdick?

Why should anyone pay any respect to an ignoramus like you?
You gonna MAKE 'em listen to you??

[bdamomma]

22. does anyone think this going to alert

the WH? This Is NOT normal.

[flamingdem]

24. Obama, the CIA need to slap him down

asap

[bdamomma]

38. ok we read it here

how many people are aware of this???? Unless they are watching the New Apprentice and money is still being funneled into his pockets??? Is this acceptable?

[flamingdem]

45. Along those lines this may indeed be a distraction

N. Korea is a good boogyman to distract from Americans losing their health insurance, ethical government etc.!

[MineralMan]

25. From Nixon's Ping Pong diplomacy to twittering?

WT ACTUAL F?

[CentralMass]

27. Nutjob to nutjob

[rzemanfl]

28. Will the asshole Tweet after he pushes the button so we can at least know what's

coming?

The man is batshit crazy.

[leftofcool]

31. I'd like to know that myself

I figure I'm safer here in Kentucky but I'd like to know how many folks we will need to house and feed from the West and East Coasts after we get nuked. I think we can get at least a couple of families in here.

[spanone]

30. he. is. one. dangerous. fuck.

[bdamomma]

39. I really wonder if the WH is aware of this???

He is a madman, he is rattling North Korea....WTF They should just arrest him now he is a domestic terrorist.

[spanone]

44. kim jong is squared multitudes of crazy compared to trump....you don't want to poke this critter

he truly is a madman

[bdamomma]

46. we are dealing with

2 madmen. I don't like this at all, the press is not saying anything to put tRump in a hole where he needs to be.

[Turbineguy]

33. Basically, the Plant

will be depending on the good sense of others. People like Kim Jung Un.

Trump seems to be one of those people who has no understanding of the forces he controls.

[sarcasmo]

34. Foreign policy on Twitter, what could go wrong?

What a mess.

[bdamomma]

41. Seriously

As Americans wouldn't this warrant calls to the WH??? Just asking, or am I over-reacting.

Comments WH:202 456 1111
Switchboard: 202 456 1414

whitehouse.gov

[bdamomma]

47. just a quick message

I called comment line but the recording said send an e mail or go on facebook.

[andym]

42. 'Mr Trump, here are the plans to launch a nuclear strike on N Korea"

"Are you sure you won't reconsider?" -- General Mad Dog Mattis.
"No, I like fireworks a lot" --Trump

[stevenleser]

49. Why am I suddenly reminded of this exchange in Terminator 2?

[stopbush]

51. Jesus Fucking Christ. He is nuts. I don't say that lightly.

He is a fucking moron and he's going to have his finger on the nuclear button.