Senator Says Trump Has Maturity Of A 5-Year-Old Which Makes Nuke Talk Very Scary
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said Thursday that he has little confidence Donald Trump will act rationally on nuclear weapons as commander in chief, in part because he thinks the president-elect behaves like a child.
Responding to Trump’s vague tweet Thursday morning stating that he wants to “strengthen and expand” the nuclear capability of the United States, Merkley told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes that the apparent escalation of tensions terrified him.
“We have an incoming president who has kind of the maturity of a five-year-old, wrapped by a massive ego,” Merkley said. “And to have that just a second away from a nuclear trigger is very, very scary.”
Trump’s tweet came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a similar call to strengthen his nation’s nuclear arsenal. Experts have expressed concerns that this sort of rhetoric could signal a departure from decades of cooperation against nuclear proliferation in the international community.
“This is an area where it’s constrained by international agreements, as it should be because of the risk of nuclear weapons,” Merkley said.
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This is what I fear the most, a bully child in charge of the codes. He is a fool to think there will be no retaliation. I am pretty sure he has a cozy bomb shelter decorated in gold. The only thought that gives me pleasure is that he and his family will be living underground for the next 25 years. How appropriate.
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It's a dark season, sheshe. 
All we can do is try to keep a candle burning against the darkness.
