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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy is Trump honoring this ruthless dictator with a commemorative coin?
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Why is Trump honoring this ruthless dictator with a commemorative coin? (Original Post)
bigtree
May 2018
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cynatnite
(31,011 posts)1. Obama did the same thing...
Oh, wait. If he had the RW would have lost their Borg mind in one massive exploding head.
spanone
(135,861 posts)2. bet this idea came from don himself.
it's all a teevee show to him. that's as deep as he goes.
unblock
(52,308 posts)3. we don't negotiate with terrorists.
we just make commemorative coins in their honor.
JustAnotherGen
(31,869 posts)4. I got confused
I though 45 WAS the ruthless dictator - but ahhh . . . Those types are all the same to me. Trump, Pol Pot, Idi Amin, Putin, Stalin, Duterte, etc. etc.
pwb
(11,287 posts)5. Good one !
oberliner
(58,724 posts)6. the coin was not created or approved by the White House
But the coin -- which members of the White House Communications Agency create for every presidential trip abroad -- was not created or approved by the White House nor was it paid for using government funds.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/22/politics/north-korea-us-coin/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/22/politics/north-korea-us-coin/index.html
DoctorJoJo
(1,134 posts)7. Let's Face It--Trump Is So Jealous Of Kim!
No press, Supreme Leader, massive military parades in his honor, off his opponents at will: This is Trump's wet dream of a position!