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Via twitter here
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10731475
NK released video here
https://www.google.com/amp/thehill.com/policy/international/392241-north-korea-state-tv-airs-footage-of-trump-saluting-north-korean%3famp
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Expressions on Un and the dude in the back are priceless.
Turbineguy
(37,343 posts)the guy who told him trump was smart.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,742 posts)Admiral John Kirby is giving commentary, saying NoKo is using it for propaganda and that it's exactly the kind of thing they wanted from the U.S.
exboyfil
(17,863 posts)who saluted the South Korean President. I wish we could do the same with our President.
https://qz.com/1296968/kim-jong-un-has-replaced-the-north-korean-generals-who-saluted-south-koreas-president/
spanone
(135,844 posts)traitor
GusBob
(7,286 posts)Response to underpants (Original post)
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DesertRat
(27,995 posts)I doubt that Otto Warmbier would have found it to be "inconsequential". It was a disgrace. Please watch this.
Link to tweet
p.s. Welcome to DU.
PubliusEnigma
(1,583 posts)It means nothing to Donald Trump.
kcr
(15,317 posts)The only thing to do is remind them, not pander to the low info crowd and play this up as inconsequential and normalize Trump.
yonder
(9,667 posts)Well what if? For a start:
The freedom folks in congress would be howling for congressional investigations.
The white wing press would commence drooling at this windfall, followed by their usual clackety-clack, ratchet-up racket and Hannity, et. al., would self induce what might be called orgasmic bliss in a lower life form. Lets say Hymenoptera or at least Muscoid.
The MSM would begin that inescapable, monotonous drone about how this "just isn't done" for at least a week, or until Hannity decided to pull out, all sweaty and a-quivering.
And we would once again be subject to another dose of what passes for news.
The good news is that Obama would not find himself in this position with NK given similar circumstances. But a slight bow of acknowledgment to a robed middle east head of state? That takes us back to item 1 above. Rinse and repeat. Rinse and repeat.