Donald Trump’s Thoughts on the North Korean Leader

Donald Trump’s Thoughts on the North Korean Leader

E. Stanley Ukeni

Here is what Donald Trump said about the North Korean leader. On Saturday, January 9, 2016, Republican presidential candidate and Real-estate mogul Donald Trump was reported to have said that the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, deserves some acclaim for successfully assuming the leadership his country at such a young age. This assertion was made by a reporter who was at the rally in Ohio. 

"If you look at North Korea, this guy, I mean, he's like a maniac, OK? And you've got to give him credit. How many young guys — he was like 26 or 25 when his father died — take over these tough generals," Trump said in Ottumwa, Iowa.

The Republican presidential front-runner pointed out that Kim's willingness to eliminate all those who posed a threat to his rule—including his uncle demonstrated why the US should treat North Korea's nuclear arsenal as a serious threat.

"And all of a sudden — and you know it's pretty amazing when you think of it — how does he do that? Even though it is a culture and it's a cultural thing, he goes in, he takes over, and he's the boss," Trump recalled. "It's incredible. He wiped out the uncle. He wiped out this one, that one. I mean, this guy doesn't play games. And we can't play games with him. Because he really does have missiles. And he really does have nukes."

During his Iowa speech on Saturday, Trump was also reported to have unveiled his plan to de-escalate the Korean peninsula. In his plan, the U.S. would have to exact intense political and economic pressure on China, which has been North Korea's longtime benefactor, to do more to reign in the North Korean leadership.   

"Here's what we do. We tell China," Trump was reported to have said. "We rebuilt China. They have taken so much of our money with trade. They have taken everything. They have taken our jobs, our money. ... They've taken so much. And literally, it's one of the great thefts in the history of the world, what they've done to our country."

I wanted to share this with you because I think it’s hilarious. I hope it amused you as it did me?