In 2017, then-President Trump discussed using a nuclear weapon against North Korea and suggested he could blame a U.S. strike on another country, according to a new section of a book that details key events of his administration.
WASHINGTON — Behind closed doors in 2017, President Donald Trump discussed the idea of using a nuclear weapon against North Korea and suggested he could blame a U.S. strike against the communist regime on another country, according to a new section of a book that details key events of his administration.
Eight days after Kelly arrived at the White House as chief of staff, Trump warned that North Korea would be"met with fire and fury and frankly power, the likes of which this world has never seen before." Whenin September 2017, he threatened to"totally destroy North Korea" if Kim, whom he referred to as"Rocket Man," continued his military threats.
Kelly brought the military’s top leaders to the White House to brief Trump about how war between the U.S. and North Korea could easily break out, as well as the enormous consequences of such a conflict. But the argument about how many people could be killed had"no impact on Trump," Schmidt writes. Kelly warned that Trump would need congressional approval for a pre-emptive strike, which"baffled and annoyed" Trump, according to the afterword.in early January 2018:"North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the 'Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.
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