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babylonsister

(171,066 posts)
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 12:46 PM Jun 2018

Trump: Kim's people sit up when he speaks, 'I want my people to do the same'



Trump: Kim's people sit up when he speaks, 'I want my people to do the same'
By Max Greenwood - 06/15/18 08:57 AM EDT


President Trump said on Friday that he wants "his people" to listen to him like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's people listen to him.

"He’s the head of a country. And I mean, he is the strong head," Trump said of Kim in a tongue-in-cheek manner as he spoke to Steve Doocy of "Fox & Friends" outside the White House.

"Don’t let anyone think anything different. He speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same," Trump said.

It wasn't clear what Trump meant by "his people" and "my people," phrasings that could be interpreted to mean all North Koreans and Americans but that could also mean those people reporting directly to the two leaders.

Doocy did not ask a direct follow-up question to clarify.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/392430-trump-i-want-americans-to-listen-to-me-like-north-koreans-listen-to
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Trump: Kim's people sit up when he speaks, 'I want my people to do the same' (Original Post) babylonsister Jun 2018 OP
Lol...or face execution is the North Koreans choice...trump is fucked in beachbum bob Jun 2018 #1
In the strong head underpants Jun 2018 #5
What method of execution does Trump favor for those who don't "sit up and listen"? Arkansas Granny Jun 2018 #2
Baldwin pointed out on SNL that twitler always sits like he's taking a dump, himself. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #3
Actually, Trump's People *do* sit up when he speaks cyclonefence Jun 2018 #4
They also shake, roll-over and play dead LiberalBob_in_MA Jun 2018 #6
Have you ever seen the NK military clap frantically for their Dear Leader? applegrove Jun 2018 #7
 

LiberalBob_in_MA

(34 posts)
6. They also shake, roll-over and play dead
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 12:52 PM
Jun 2018

only, they aren't 'playing' dead if they show anything less than total subservient obedience.

I can see what Trump likes about that.

applegrove

(118,660 posts)
7. Have you ever seen the NK military clap frantically for their Dear Leader?
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 04:11 PM
Jun 2018

They are terrified.

Later: Trump now saying it was a joke.

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