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Confrontation and credibility
This morning, two different — but intertwined — stories are dominating the political news. The first: America's increasing confrontation with North Korea. "Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Friday that military action against North Korea was 'on the table' if the country continued to develop its weapons program. 'If they elevate the threat of their threat weapons program to a level that we believe requires action then that option is on the table,' he told a press conference in South Korea," per NBC News. "'Certainly we do not want for things to get to a military conflict,' he added. 'But obviously if North Korea takes actions that threaten the South Korean forces or our own forces then that would be met with an appropriate response.'" And here's the Washington Post's headline: "Tillerson says diplomacy with North Korea has 'failed'; Pyongyang warns of war."
The second story: The Trump White House continues to have a credibility problem, as it insists that President Obama was either wiretapping or engaged in surveillance on Trump — despite no one on Capitol Hill backing up that claim.
Confrontation and credibility
This morning, two different — but intertwined — stories are dominating the political news. The first: America's increasing confrontation with North Korea. "Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Friday that military action against North Korea was 'on the table' if the country continued to develop its weapons program. 'If they elevate the threat of their threat weapons program to a level that we believe requires action then that option is on the table,' he told a press conference in South Korea," per NBC News. "'Certainly we do not want for things to get to a military conflict,' he added. 'But obviously if North Korea takes actions that threaten the South Korean forces or our own forces then that would be met with an appropriate response.'" And here's the Washington Post's headline: "Tillerson says diplomacy with North Korea has 'failed'; Pyongyang warns of war."
The second story: The Trump White House continues to have a credibility problem, as it insists that President Obama was either wiretapping or engaged in surveillance on Trump — despite no one on Capitol Hill backing up that claim.
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