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muriel_volestrangler

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Fri Jan 12, 2018, 01:40 PM Jan 2018

Trump threatens trade with South Korea to retaliate against North Korea

Trump Will Win at North Korea by Cutting Off Trade with … South Korea!

Donald Trump is president of wedgies! And there is trade! Last week Donald Trump took credit for talks between the two Koreas, but today he is threatening to stop buying South Korean exports if North Korea doesn’t give up its nukes. It’s turtles all the way down, people!

WSJ: You think North Korea is trying to drive a wedge between the two countries, between you and President Moon? […]

Trump: I will let you know. But if I were them I would try. But the difference is I’m president; other people aren’t. And I know more about wedges than any human being that’s ever lived, but I’ll let you know. But I’ll tell you, you know, when you talk about driving a wedge, we also have a thing called trade. And South Korea — brilliantly makes — we have a trade deficit with South Korea of $31 billion a year. That’s a pretty strong bargaining chip to me.

We have no intention of factchecking this entire trashfire. But yeah, he pulled that trade deficit number right out of his ass. Surprise!

Trump: I probably have a very good relationship with Kim Jong Un of North Korea. I have relationships with people, I think you people are surprised.

WSJ: Just to be clear, you haven’t spoken to the North Korean leader, I mean when you say a relationship with Korea—

Trump: I don’t want to comment on it — I don’t want to comment, I’m not saying I have or I haven’t. But I just don’t—

WSJ: Some people would see your tweets, which are sometimes combative towards Kim Jong Un…

Trump: Sure, you see that a lot with me and then all of a sudden somebody’s my best friend. I could give you 20 examples. You give me 30. I’m a very flexible person.

Read more at https://wonkette.com/628200/trump-disproves-dementia-concerns-by-shouting-wall-at-wsj-reporter-for-three-straight-hours#TQDstotABTcstkLB.99

So as well as threatening trade with South Korea (and, in the full interview, saying he has a good relationship with Xi of China and Abe of Japan, but omitting Moon of South Korea), he boasts of a split personality approach to a mythical 'relationship' with Kim. Fuck knows what "I know more about wedges than any human being that’s ever lived" is supposed to mean. I suspect he just heard the word and thought "not sure what to say about that - I know, I'll boast I'm the biggest brainiac in the world".

If you want the full horror of the wasteland of Trump's thoughts:


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Trump threatens trade with South Korea to retaliate against North Korea (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Jan 2018 OP
This can't be for real. qwlauren35 Jan 2018 #1
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