Trump to Mika: "Let It Be An Arms Race"

[WiffenPoof]

On Morning Joe

Mika spoke with Trump during one of their breaks asking him to expand on his Tweet yesterday concerning nukes. Trump reportedly told Mika that "Let it be an arms race."

This is what we are facing for the next four years from this idiot. Very frightening.

On Edit:. Seriously... This is what we are facing. An undisciplined egomaniac who has no idea what he is doing. I don't know about you, but this is going to keep me on edge for the next four years.

[C_U_L8R]

1. A race to where?

[Eugene]

2. Off the proverbial cliff?

[spanone]

40. eternity....end of times.

[tclambert]

41. And with whom?

If Putin's yer buddy, who are you racing? China has a tiny nuclear arsenal by comparison.

[DetlefK]

3. The whole NRA-mentality is built on this "arms-race"/"Cold War" concept.

They think, they only way to ensure peace is to give everybody the means to kill everybody else. And that way, nobody will dare to kill anybody else.

Except that people also accidently kill each other with guns.

And except for the half dozen or so instances during the Cold War when stupid accidents in handling nuclear weapons almost triggered a world-wide nuclear war.

[WiffenPoof]

5. I completely agree. NT

[FailureToCommunicate]

32. (Only) Half dozen accidents almost triggering nuclear war? You may not have see this

film:

(WARNING: nightmare material)

[no_hypocrisy]

4. "We worship The Bomb . . . . . "

[Cha]

6. hope mika is happy that she pimped dump

[think]

11. Mika and Joe pimped the Koch Brothers as well

[sellitman]

7. The End Of Times idiots must be so excited

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Sadly to imagine this

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[longship]

15. I'm going to get those bomb doors open if it hare lips everybody on Rock Creek.

One of the greatest movies ever. EVER!!!

[Ligyron]

9. Everyone knows that sooner or later some actor is going to set off a nuclear devise somewhere.

Don't know where or by whom, a nation state like us or a crazed Jihadist or WP type - the only thing I know is it won't be the Japanese.

Exactly what will occur afterward is the only real question.

[Vinca]

10. If this doesn't wake up the ass kissing "normal" Republicans, what will?

Trump "ain't right." There's a serious psychiatric condition(s) at play and he should not be allowed to assume the office.

[n2doc]

36. I don't think they exist

All that exist are power-mad egomaniacs just like Drumpf

Some just like to lay on a veneer of 'culture' and 'sophistication'

[LuvNewcastle]

12. I think we might find it interesting to look at Trump's

investments. Betcha there's lots of stock in defense contractors. Who else would be so tickled to have an arms race?

[Cha]

13. You're probably right.. what does

he care about most? his investments.

[LuvNewcastle]

16. He's the very picture of naked self-interest.

[Cha]

19. And, he's pospotus..

[LuvNewcastle]

25. Had to look that one up.

Gave me a chuckle. This is going to be a weird four years. Wish Hunter S. Thompson was alive to see this shit.

[Cha]

27. I made it up.. you found it?!

Oh I see.. the idiot wing was referring to President Obama.. and now they've presented us with a real pos.

[get the red out]

29. I agree with that!

Look how he keeps playing Boeing and Lockheed against each other. I'd bet his "blind trust" is scooping up stocks every time he tweets them down, then he will build the other up and sell.

[2naSalit]

44. Bingo...

along with the Godzilla effect with the media 24/7.

[smirkymonkey]

14. He has to be stopped.

He is a danger to the entire planet.

[TNNurse]

17. Didn't Michael Moore say he would get us all killed???

[smirkymonkey]

20. Yes, he also said he would probably win and he was right about that too.

God, help us!

[bucolic_frolic]

18. Saber-rattling is being used to absorb progressive energy and distract from

the real vulture capitalist agenda

Grabbing public resources (lands, oil, parks, buildings, highways, etc) and
forcing taxpayers to pay a fee to the capitalists to maintain them is the
agenda

trump's nonchalance at nuclear weapons is posturing and creates FEAR in the
bargain so we feel relieved that he only sold off everything

FEAR is the modus operandi here

Don't succumb to FEAR

Plus, it's the opposite, once again, of FDR - "fear itself"

[WiffenPoof]

21. Easier said than done, my friend... NT

[JudyM]

26. Putinesque.

[bucolic_frolic]

30. LOL, yes, but

it's what Republicans always do

How do they absorb liberal energy? Recall that Dick Armey
called Barney Frank 'Barney Fag'. Democrats were outraged,
as they should have been. There went their energy. I see
these faux pas as demoralizing bait and switch, and now
under trump, with fear sewn into the liner.

[JudyM]

31. Agreed. I also wouldn't put it past them to intentionally manipulate the market with announcemets

like this.

[bucolic_frolic]

33. You mean like for URANIIUM MINING COMPANIES

such as URRE? It spiked 30% yesterday on trump's comments

[JudyM]

34. (Groan). And the $ they rake in can be redirected to support their congressional candidates.

They're already attacking McCaskill
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141647311

[spanone]

22. a race to the end, donald? too fucking dumb to be president of the kennel club

[barbtries]

23. if any leader had an itchy finger

it's trump. and that maniac who runs north korea.

yeah. this ceaseless sense of dread is not going away in a hurry.

[wendyb]

24. Mika and Joe are still sucking up

They are despicable. Joe thinks Trump is triangulating..he doesn't even know what the word means.

[BeyondGeography]

28. Do I get to be 35 years younger while he relives the 1980s?

[vanlassie]

35. Yeah. He's a fucking old man who knows

NOTHING of use in today's world.

[MissKat]

37. Why can't it be a race to cure cancer?

or a race to cure addiction?

I am back to figuring out how to get out of this country.

I don't look at my newspaper. No NPR. No anything except a quick glance at the NYT.

A few favorite and trusted sites.

I truly believe we are going to see something awful happen-- something like a dirty bomb, and then Trump will roar and declare himself Emperor.
What frightens me even more-- I think his Republican chums will say-- "Lock and load, let's roll." And proceed to destroy this country.

[Joe941]

38. Stunning.

[Mc Mike]

42. Yeah. Deficits don't matter. Again.

Er, I mean, they DO matter right now, but after 1/20, they don't. Cause the deficit hawk repug teabags will be in charge of spending and enforcing the gov's 'fiscal responsibility'.

[Historic NY]

43. It was the arms race that bankrupted the Soviet Union...

trying to outpace the US in production of MAD weapons.....

[citizen blues]

45. Exactly.

It's going to further bankrupt the U.S., but allow Russia to rearm. A win-win situation for Putin.

[Historic NY]

47. Somehow the specter Khruschev rises......

Misunderstood times that brought us to the brink.......

[PatSeg]

46. He's used to being able

to just say whatever stupid thing pops into his head, but now he is President Elect and his words have serious consequences. I don't think he has transitioned to that reality. Perhaps he thinks the next four years will be one big reality show performance focused on him.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

48. Trump has the post-WWII mindset when we were the only ones with "the bomb"....

The attitude was, "Anyone messes with us and BOOM!"

Trump takes that a step further and honestly believes he can team up with Putin and the rest of the world will have no choice but to surrender to our combined greatness. Especially "Jine-a".

[Baitball Blogger]

49. He is making his retired generals very happy again.

Supply side military arms building. War is good. War is Peace. Or something like that.

[IronLionZion]

50. Some people actually thought Trump was the anti-war candidate

and thought Hillary was the pro-war candidate. Dude spoke out of both sides of his mouth on supporting our military but opposing military actions. Does he think he's being Reaganesque? But partnered with Russians this time?



Arms race with who? China? Maybe have a trade war too and see what happens?

[doc03]

51. He did ask why he couldn't use them a few months back, still the

EC backed his crazy ass.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

52. This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race - Fall Out Boy

Can't help but think of that song reading of this.

Trump is a sick, irresponsible piece of shit.

[nycbos]

53. The whole point of the doomsday machine is lost..

... if you keep it a secret why didn't you tell the world eh?

[nolabear]

54. Remember that Doomsday Clock? It's hands must be spinning like a propeller.