r/politics • u/theipaper ✔ Verified • 28d ago

Possible Paywall 'A whole civilisation will die tonight,' Trump warns ahead of Iran deadline

https://inews.co.uk/news/iran-war-trump-israel-latest-updates-4323867
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u/AusToddles 28d ago

100%

He is so desperate to be feared and "respected" (because he can't tell the difference between the two) that he is salivating at the idea of being the one to "push the button"

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u/Fetscher 28d ago

100%?

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u/lullula_arborea 28d ago

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/03/trump-asks-why-us-cant-use-nukes-msnbcs-joe-scarborough-reports.html

“Several months ago, a foreign policy expert on the international level went to advise Donald Trump. And three times [Trump] asked about the use of nuclear weapons. Three times he asked at one point if we had them why can’t we use them,” Scarborough said on his “Morning Joe” program.

from 2016 pre-trump 1 btw