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Trump Congratulates Guam’s Governor Because The Nuclear Crisis Made Him “Extremely Famous” [VIDEO]

The New York Post reports: President Trump phoned the governor of Guam on Friday to assure him all the residents of the Pacific Island are safe. A video shows Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo laughing and joking with the president as they discuss everything from the readiness of the US military to tourism. Trump opened the conversation by telling Calvo, “Good …

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Russian Foreign Minister Slams “Over The Top” Rhetoric On North Korea: These Nonstop Threats Worry Us A Lot

Reuters reports: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the risks of a military conflict over North Korea’s nuclear program are very high, and Moscow is deeply worried by the mutual threats being traded by Washington and Pyongyang. “Unfortunately, the rhetoric in Washington and Pyongyang is now starting to go over the top,” Lavrov said. “We still hope and …

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Trump Warns Kim Jong-Un That If More “Overt” Threats Are Made “He Will Truly Regret It Fast” [VIDEO]

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump on Friday said North Korea’s leader would “regret” making any “overt” threat, keeping up the pressure after a string of combative warnings. “If [King Jong Un] utters one threat in a form of an overt threat — which, by the way, he has been uttering for years, and his family has been uttering for years …

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Angela Merkel Hits Trump For Escalating War Rhetoric

Politico reports: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday implicitly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s fiery comments on North Korea and called for the crisis over Pyongyang’s missile program to be resolved through diplomacy. When asked at a press conference in Berlin whether Germany would “stand by the U.S. in case of war,” Merkel did not respond directly but said: “I consider …

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GUAM: Newspaper Relays Timing If Missiles Launch

USA Today reports: If North Korea fires missiles toward Guam, the deadly weapons would take about 14 minutes to reach the island, said Guam Homeland Security spokeswoman Jenna Gaminde. She said residents would be immediately notified by the 15 All-Hazards Alert Warning System sirens, located in low-lying areas throughout the island. North Korea announced Thursday that the nation has a …

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Ana Navarro: Trump Is Playing Battleship While Golfing

Via Mediaite: In the wake of the president’s early-morning tweet stating that U.S. military solutions are “locked and loaded” if North Korea acts, Navarro stated that she felt a level of comfort that Trump is surrounded by “measured” military minds and combat veterans. However, after praising Chief of Staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis, Navarro noted that Trump …

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CHINA: State Media Warns That It Will Intervene If Trump Launches First Strike On North Korea

The Washington Post reports: China won’t come to North Korea’s help if it launches missiles threatening U.S. soil and there is retaliation, a state-owned newspaper warned on Friday, but it would intervene if Washington strikes first. The Global Times newspaper is not an official mouthpiece of the Communist Party, but in this case its editorial probably does reflect government policy …

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Trump: Military Solutions Are Locked And Loaded

Reuters reports: U.S. President Donald Trump issued another warning to North Korea on Friday with a reference to American weapons as being “locked and loaded.” “Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!” Trump wrote on Twitter, a day after his defense secretary said the …

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Fox News Analyst: Millions Would Die In Trump’s Strike But Most Of Them Would Be North Koreans, So….

Media Matters has the transcript from Sean Hannity’s radio show today: THOMAS MCINERNEY: We have no choice, and by the way, if one — if one artillery round comes out of North Korea onto Seoul, he gets our full nuclear retaliatory capability. Make sure he understands that. That artillery is no longer valid, because when we retaliate, we’re going to …

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North Korean State Media: It’s Not Possible To Reason With A Senile Man Who Spends All His Time Playing Golf

The New York Daily News reports: Americans and North Koreans can agree on one thing this week: President Trump is golfing too much. A North Korean general took a swing at Trump’s favorite presidential activity at the end of the second day of nuclear tensions between their two nations. Speaking on North Korea’s state-run media Wednesday night, Gen. Kim Rak …

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Trump Escalates: Maybe My “Fire And Fury” Threat To Nuke North Korea “Wasn’t Tough Enough” [VIDEO]

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump on Thursday ramped up his rhetoric on North Korea again, saying his warning of bringing “fire and fury” on the isolated nation may not have gone far enough. “If anything, maybe that statement wasn’t tough enough,” he told reporters at his New Jersey golf club. On Tuesday, Trump strongly warned Pyongyang against threatening the United …

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LIVE VIDEO: State Department Briefing On North Korea

USA Today reports: State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert will hold a briefing Wednesday on the heels of tense exchanges between the U.S. and North Korea. A day earlier, President Trump threatened North Korea with “fire and fury” in response to reports of a new milestone in the country’s nuclear quest. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported that North Korea’s military …

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Lindsey Graham: Trump Doesn’t Need Our Permission To Strike North Korea But We Should Give It Anyway

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday said President Trump doesn’t need congressional approval for a military strike against North Korea, but he urged his colleagues to give it “as a last resort.” “It would be very smart if the Congress could come together and tell the president ‘you have our authorization to use military force … as …

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FIRE AND FURY PART II: North Korea Declares Plan To Launch Four Missiles To Land In Waters Near Guam

Reuters reports: North Korea will develop a plan by mid-August to launch four intermediate range missiles at the U.S. territory of Guam before presenting it to leader Kim Jong Un who will make a decision on whether to proceed, the North’s state media said on Thursday. “The Hwasong-12 rockets to be launched by the KPA (Korean People’s Army) will cross …

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White House: Trump Improvised “Fire And Fury” Rant

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump was speaking in his own words when he vowed to retaliate against North Korean aggression with “fire and fury,” but top advisers were aware of the tone he planned to strike, a White House spokeswoman said Wednesday, as the administration sought to provide clarity on its strategy on the Korean Peninsula. “The words …

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Trump Golfs Yet Again As Nation Ducks And Covers

From an Instagram user: Fantastic day golfing with #45 @realdonaldtrump at Trump Bedminister today. We had an exciting match which came down to the 18th hole. I want to thank my good friend @newyorkrei for setting up such an awesome day. #Trump #POTUS #GOLF #USA #MAGA The friend he thanks in that post has a photo of himself on the …

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LIVE VIDEO: State Department Briefing On North Korea

USA Today reports: State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert will hold a briefing Wednesday on the heels of tense exchanges between the U.S. and North Korea. A day earlier, President Trump threatened North Korea with “fire and fury” in response to reports of a new milestone in the country’s nuclear quest. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported that North Korea’s military …

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Pentagon Echoes Trump In Warning To North Korea: Cease Actions Before You Cause Your Own Destruction

The Independent reports: US Secretary of Defence James Mattis has warned North Korea to “cease any consideration of actions that will lead to the end of the regime and destruction of its people”. Mr Mattis issued the stern warning one day after the Washington Post reported that North Korea had developed miniaturised nuclear warheads that could be capable of striking …

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Megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress: God Has Given Trump The Moral Authority To “Take Out Kim Jong-Un”

The Dallas Morning News reports: Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, one of President Donald Trump’s evangelical advisers who preached the morning of his inauguration, has released a statement saying the president has the moral authority to take out North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “When it comes to how we should deal with evil doers, the Bible, in the book …

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Sebastian Gorka: Don’t Test Trump Because We’re Not Just A Superpower, We’re Now A Hyper-Power [VIDEO]

From the right wing Washington Free Beacon: Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to President Donald Trump, said Wednesday America is no longer just a world superpower, but is now a “hyper power.” Co-host of “Fox & Friends” Steve Doocy read two tweets that had just moments ago been posted by Trump to his personal Twitter account. “All right, so what’s he …

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