Why Trump’s Tirades Are Losing Their Potency

Elizabeth C. Tippett, The Conversation, Salon: Politics
Thu, 09/21/2017 - 8:55am

Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly (Credit: Getty/Drew Angerer) President Trump on September 19 gave his inaugural speech to the United Nations General Assembly, where he characterized North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as a “rocket man on a suicide mission.” He also threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea if necessary to defend America or its allies.

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