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Stuart G

(38,436 posts)
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 09:55 AM Jun 2018

Trump Defends Kim's Brutal Regime: 'He's Doing What He's Seen Done'

Source: TPM

After enduring a full 25 hours without sleep, President Donald Trump continued to defend North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and his well-documented history of human rights violations on Tuesday, telling VOA’s Greta Van Susteren that Kim’s just “doing what he’s seen done.”

“He’s a rough guy. He has to be a rough guy or he has been a rough person,” Trump told Van Susteren. “But we got along very well. He’s smart, loves his people, he loves his country.”

“But he’s starved them,” Van Susteren asserted, “He’s been brutal to them. He still loves his people?”

“Look, he’s doing what he’s seen done, if you look at it,” he said. “But, I really have to go by today and by yesterday and by a couple of weeks ago because that’s really when this whole thing started.”

During a press conference with reporters following the White House’s release of a joint-agreement between Kim and Trump committing to denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, Trump told reporters that he trusted Kim and said he was “talented” for running the country at such a young age.



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Trump Defends Kim's Brutal Regime: 'He's Doing What He's Seen Done' (Original Post) Stuart G Jun 2018 OP
Just wow. ExciteBike66 Jun 2018 #1
Hard to believe that Trump defends Kim, and attacks Justin Trudeau. ?? Stuart G Jun 2018 #5
Time began when Trump got involved underpants Jun 2018 #2
This will be his position on Russia as well... SayItLoud Jun 2018 #10
You have stated trumps stupid comment well. ..... riversedge Jun 2018 #20
Um.......NO! Pick up a fricking book and read history trixie2 Jun 2018 #3
Has Trump forgotten about Otto Warmbier? Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #4
Of course he didn't forget him, silly. He credits him with making the summit possible. Arkansas Granny Jun 2018 #7
Ah. So torture for NK beach front real estate deals is ok. Got it. hahaha. Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #12
further down the rabbit hole we go Backwoodsrider Jun 2018 #6
We're way beyond the rabbit hole. Jedi Guy Jun 2018 #11
When they met privately, Kim Jong-un whipped out one of these BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #8
The Kim Jong Un apology tour. muntrv Jun 2018 #9
After enduring a full 25 hours without sleep, President Donald Trump continued taking his nodoz.. turbinetree Jun 2018 #13
"He's a rough guy. He has to be a rough guy or he has been a rough person." truthisfreedom Jun 2018 #14
Jesus Fucking Christ. Codeine Jun 2018 #15
Bone Spurs make me violently ill workinclasszero Jun 2018 #16
The media has mentioned vaguely some of the abuses but no details and they tread lightly! riversedge Jun 2018 #18
Sure the MSM pulls out its GOP pass workinclasszero Jun 2018 #19
Nothing trump said in the OP makes sence. And Trump defending the Kim brutality is wrong, no riversedge Jun 2018 #17
I don't even know what to say anymore. smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #21

SayItLoud

(1,702 posts)
10. This will be his position on Russia as well...
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:15 AM
Jun 2018

Let bygones be bygones .

Japan's Sony: Hacked by North Korea
USA: Hacked by North Korea
Murders (that we know of) : Uncle, brother
Murders (that we don't know of) : Tens of thousands
Nukes (that we kinda know of) :6-35
Nukes (that we don't know of) : estimates several 100

Good luck World.


VOTE to to Check this F'n MORON....check him and check him OUT!

riversedge

(70,243 posts)
20. You have stated trumps stupid comment well. .....
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 11:51 AM
Jun 2018



...“Look, he’s doing what he’s seen done, if you look at it,” he said. “But, I really have to go by today and by yesterday and by a couple of weeks ago because that’s really when this whole thing started.”

trixie2

(905 posts)
3. Um.......NO! Pick up a fricking book and read history
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 09:59 AM
Jun 2018
“Look, he’s doing what he’s seen done, if you look at it,” he said. “But, I really have to go by today and by yesterday and by a couple of weeks ago because that’s really when this whole thing started.”


What a stupid remark.

Freethinker65

(10,024 posts)
4. Has Trump forgotten about Otto Warmbier?
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 09:59 AM
Jun 2018

You know, the presumed tortured young American that he used as a political prop.

Arkansas Granny

(31,519 posts)
7. Of course he didn't forget him, silly. He credits him with making the summit possible.
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:04 AM
Jun 2018

President Donald Trump, in a news conference following his historic meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, said the death of Otto Warmbier was crucial to today’s talks.

Trump said without Warmbier’s death, his meeting with Kim may not have happened.

“Otto did not die in vain,” he said.

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/trump-cites-otto-warmbier-death-crucial-north-korea-summit-did-not-die-vain/7X8fZQDbnuHyVWvsXifO7H/

Freethinker65

(10,024 posts)
12. Ah. So torture for NK beach front real estate deals is ok. Got it. hahaha.
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 11:04 AM
Jun 2018

Thought he blamed every bad thing that happened in NK on Obama, but now all those bad things got him a photo op, so all is well.

Truly sick and twisted. Would love to hear what the rest of the GOP thinks.

Backwoodsrider

(764 posts)
6. further down the rabbit hole we go
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:03 AM
Jun 2018

Not sure what is more scary Trump meeting and praising one of worst authoritarians or that close to half US population chooses to look past reason and believe Trumps fantasy. Wonder how far down the rabbit hole we are going to travel....

Jedi Guy

(3,193 posts)
11. We're way beyond the rabbit hole.
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:31 AM
Jun 2018

We've passed through CHUD territory and we're about midway through the realm of the mole people. Around Christmas we should expect to find dinosaurs boiling up from the center of the earth.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
13. After enduring a full 25 hours without sleep, President Donald Trump continued taking his nodoz..
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 11:05 AM
Jun 2018

to tell the Greta van Susteren of the right wing world (however she got a job at VOA is beyond me) ......saying in is 25 hour nodoz lack of sleep of babbling shit............Kim’s just “doing what he’s seen done.” ,.......................whatever the fuck that means...........................................

truthisfreedom

(23,148 posts)
14. "He's a rough guy. He has to be a rough guy or he has been a rough person."
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 11:14 AM
Jun 2018

45 is seriously on drugs. And not good ones.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
16. Bone Spurs make me violently ill
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 11:47 AM
Jun 2018

The media should be raking this f***ing asshole over the coals 24/7 for that filthy evil comment!!

They HOUNDED Howard Dean out of the race for a scream, they RAILROADED Franken out of office for a dumb joke picture!

But fucking GOPer Trump excusing the violent and horrible deaths of hundreds of thousands of people at the bloody hand of a madman dictator, they will give a pass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

riversedge

(70,243 posts)
17. Nothing trump said in the OP makes sence. And Trump defending the Kim brutality is wrong, no
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 11:47 AM
Jun 2018

matter how you look at the situation of civil rights abuses. And the comment about a couple of weeks ago. WTF!!


...“Look, he’s doing what he’s seen done, if you look at it,” he said. “But, I really have to go by today and by yesterday and by a couple of weeks ago because that’s really when this whole thing started.”

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