Trump spokesman quickly contradicts Trump: 'There is not going to be a nuclear arms race'

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory

BRAD REED
23 DEC 2016 AT 09:33 ET

President-elect Donald Trump again set off [link:https://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/this-is-insane-trump-ignites-online-panic-with-madman-tweets-about-ramping-up-nuclear-weapons/a wave of panic] when he told Morning Joe on Friday that he welcomed the prospect of a nuclear arms race.

However, Trumps own spokesman Sean Spicer went on NBCs Today shortly afterward to try to calm the waters and insisted that we shouldnt take the president-elect literally when he says, [link:http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/let-it-be-an-arms-race-trump-doubles-down-on-scary-nuke-plan-on-morning-joe/Let it be an arms race.]

When host Matt Lauer asked Spicer if Trump really intended to start an arms race with his remarks, Spicer flatly said that theres not going to be a race to build more nuclear weapons.

So what did Trump actually mean when he said let it be an arms race on Friday morning? According to Spicer, it was just a warning shot aimed at other current and prospective nuclear powers.

Other countries need to be put on notice that he is not going to sit back and allow them to undermine our safety, our sovereignty, Spicer said. He is going to match other countries and take action.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/trump-spokesman-quickly-contradicts-trump-there-is-not-going-to-be-a-nuclear-arms-race/

[quitnesset]

1. and yet...

this same fool told CNN this morning that everything tRump tweets is to be taken literally.... what's up with that?

[BeyondGeography]

2. They still need to appoint the Secretary of Telling Donald He's a Being an Ass

Then Sean's job will be easier.

[mtngirl47]

3. We should be nervous...

After all Trump asked: "if we have them, why can’t we use them?"

He has NO idea what he is doing!

[BeyondGeography]

4. Honestly

I will be surprised if we get through four years without him firing one off. Plenty of scenarios come to mind.

[Sunlei]

8. exactly WORDS MATTER. IMO, Republicans don't care-t(R)ump wordsterrorist attacks on America.

[Fast Walker 52]

20. yep... same here. I wonder if Vegas will take odds on this?

[oberliner]

5. Important to remember that Trump does not have any actual policy positions

And just tweets whatever pops into his head at the time.

[pfitz59]

6. Trump is one scary/stupid guy

He will destroy the planet

[Sunlei]

7. not even president yet and Republicans can't manage the UNFIT Republican they picked as president.

[heaven05]

11. could hitler be managed?

[Sunlei]

16. Republicans WANTED their 'hitler-with "his voter charisma/connection"- Republicans better MANAGE him

Before his words attract 'trouble' to America and Americans.

[Roland99]

9. I thought Der Twitler always told the truth. Always said what he meant.

That's what his supporters kept saying every single fucking day during the campaigning!

[heaven05]

10. with all these neocon IDIOTS

around the the idiot-elect we, the sane, non racist, non homophobic, non bigoted, non sexist americans are going to go down with the ship. Every trump voter asked for this whether intended or not intended by their vote. I am getting worried. One of my few solaces is I'm 69 and may not see this assholes administration kill us all. Spicer, bannon, sessions, ryan, mconnoll all are going to be responsible, along with trump brownshirts for killing us all. Hell I just thought that if a trumpfuhrer voter can be so stupid and ignorant as to vote against their best interests like this election has shown then they don't care if they die in some 'noble' cause fighting brown people of the world(veiled threat against Iran?). And yes russia WILL be on our side and go down with us. It's the ultimate setup.

[Bayard]

12. The missiles are flying.....

Hallelujah

[Soulbro2]

13. Reading and Speaking from The Same Script

Putin and Trump are reading and speaking from the same script. Blaming the democrats and praising Trump. Wow! We are now a Russian satellite.

[Drahthaardogs]

14. Trump Jung Un strike s again....

When will the GOP realize he has no clothes?

[wiggs]

15. He's going to be tested by other countries and organizations not satisfied

by world order status quo.

We have been on top for a long time. There are many other countries and organizations who don't like where they are in the totem pole, probably Russia included. They must already be thinking of how to take advantage of an uninformed, megalomaniacal, unpredictable, narcissistic, hot head adolescent at the head of the world's only super power.

Promise him riches? Poke him with a sharp twitter stick? Destroy something he cares about? Provoke a US response that unites a wide range of foreign interests against us? We worry about him screwing up on a daily basis when there's nothing really going on....what happens when something tricky is going on in the world every other day?

He has shown no aptitude for restraint, complex strategy, long term planning, avoiding conflict, thoughtful approaches to problems, etc.. Ironic that his bluster and need to demonstrate strength just reveals how weak and vulnerable he AND WE really are.

This might be the most dangerous time for our country since the missile crisis?

[Javaman]

17. I have a feeling there is going to be a lot of "reexplaining" of tRump over the next few years

until he is thrown out of office.

[elleng]

18. Maybe we shouldn't take him 'literally,'

but we DO take him SERIOUSLY. He's an idjot, and we're apparently stuck with him. Save us all.

[BumRushDaShow]

19. Let's see how long Spicer lasts in that job

I foresee a revolving door of Press Secretaries and for some reason, I am thinking Ghouliani may end up as one of them since he is one of the biggest bullshit artists of all time.

[louis-t]

21. Get used to this. It will happen more and more frequently.

Stupid ass who can't control himself goes on a rant, his spokes-idiots spend 2 days walking it back.

[Fast Walker 52]

22. sure....

https://twitter.com/jeffpearlman/status/812109145415434240

[pangaia]

29. Forgot the cowboy hat..

[Fast Walker 52]

32. haha, yes.

[Bettie]

23. So, he says "there is not going to be a nuclear arms race"

then he says this:

According to Spicer, it was just a warning shot aimed at other current and prospective nuclear powers.

Other countries need to be put on notice that he is not going to sit back and allow them to undermine our safety, our sovereignty, Spicer said. He is going to match other countries and take action.

Which seems to mean, if "they" build more, so will Twittler.

So, yeah, even this guy is saying there will be an arms race.

He really will kill us all.

[onetexan]

24. God help us... and to think we have to put up with 4 more years of this idiot's insanity

making a mockery of our democracy!

[Vinca]

25. This is just great. We will have a POTUS spewing crap we shouldn't listen to until

his handlers appear on television to give a rational interpretation. Today I've seen 2 of his spokespeople with 2 different interpretations. I think we should listen to the source and take it at face value.

[Blue Idaho]

26. And then he said "Everything is going to be ok" and he smiled.

You know that smile... the republican - I just told a momunmental lie and didn't even wince when I did it - smile.

Sean Shitstain and Kelly Ann Crackwhore are both accomplished professional liars. That's what they get paid to do. Trump has told us every day exactly who he is and what he's going to do. It's time we all started believing him and fuck the spokesmodels.

[Charles Bukowski]

27. Trump started babbling about nuclear weapons days after

the terrorist attack in Germany. That's not a coincidence.

I could easily see this him dropping tactical nukes in ISIS controlled territory. It wouldn't shock me at all.

[pangaia]

28. Who calls themselves "Morning Joe?"

I mean, I COULD call myself Late Night Pangaia.

[Cha]

30. So, who to believe, the liar spicer or the liar dump?

[oberliner]

33. Trump just says whatever pops into his mind

Obama is literally the founder of ISIS he repeated.

[Generator]

31. Oh for fucks sake

Get rid of this insane clown you assholes. Trump is "joking" or it's meant "symbolically" BULL FUCKING SHIT. He is going to be the leader of the free world and get us killed. His words matter. He doesn't get to play what I really meant is....

Drug the orange asshole and let Ryan or Pence run the fucking show but don't bullshit me one second more. I AM DONE. I want the dustbin of history to be all of you assholes that enabled him. Trump is insane WHAT's YOUR excuse "Sean Spicer? Are you another Goebbels? Did you hear how his kids turned out? GET A FUCKING CLUE