Pence to warn of North Korean Olympics "charade"

[DonViejo]

Source: Axios




Mike Allen 2 hours ago

Vice President Pence, leading the White House delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea this week, plans to try to disrupt any normalization of North Korea amid the feel-good setting of the games:

A Pence aide told me: "The Vice President will remind the world that everything the North Koreans do at the Olympics is a charade to cover up the fact that they are the most tyrannical and oppressive regime on the planet."


"At every opportunity, the V.P. will point out the reality of the oppression in North Korea by a regime that has enslaved its people. We will not allow North Korea’s propaganda to hijack the messaging of the Olympics."

"We are seeing unprecedented level of international cooperation on the maximum pressure strategy targeting the Kim regime, and the Vice President will make clear that this maximum pressure campaign will only intensify."


Read more: https://www.axios.com/pence-to-warn-of-olympics-charade-1517755239-38d6dfa3-ca36-493b-992f-02b1b55383d4.html

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. That's rich.

[dewsgirl]

2. And not helpful in anyway.

[Lindsay]

3. Blessed are the

warmongers.

That's gotta be in Pence's Bible somewhere, dunnit?

[dewsgirl]

5. I used to think he was smart and therefore far

More dangerous than Trump, over the last month I have changed my mind. Trump is trying to do all the things we were worried a Pence presidency would bring, many are missing this fact due to all background noise.

[Clarity2]

4. This is literally

the opposite of diplomacy. Its rather disgusting.

And ehat about Russia Pence? They had their doping ban lifted for multiple athletes and could participate independently?

[Botany]

6. Good God in Butter is Pence an idiot

Now why would he be against peace? Does he think that a war in Korea
will take the heat off Trump/Russia?

[C Moon]

7. Pence has been quite vocal lately. What gives? I guess he's feeling better

thinking Mueller's investigation will be stopped and he (Pence) won't be thrown behind bars for treason.

[billpolonsky]

8. This man has a dark soul

Athletes from all over the world have trained for years to get to this level of their sport and Mike Pence is going to South Korea to s**t all over their moment.

Stay classy Mike.

[More_Cowbell]

9. I feel like Pence has disrupted many a feel-good situation in the past

Nothing new for him.

[Cold War Spook]

10. I hope that he is kick out of the games.

I hope that he is kicked out of the games. Don't even let him in. Do we have any real friends left? We won't if he opens his mouth.

[dembotoz]

11. Pence knows charades. His life is one

[jmowreader]

12. Oh lord, what is he planning to pull now?

I don’t know if he has noticed this, but Pyeongchang is not in North Korea.

[DinahMoeHum]

13. He probably confused it with PyongYang, which IS in NK.

[jmowreader]

14. Yeah, that's what I'm thinking...

Too bad for him there are several towns on the Korean peninsula that start with "Pyong" or "Pyeong." And one of them is where US Forces Korea headquarters is now.

[JI7]

15. Did he oppose the Olympics being held in Russia last time around ?

i think he has orders to do this though and attacking North Korea to distract from Trump's legal problems is a likely possibility .

[truthisfreedom]

16. this administration is incredibly anxious to get their war on.

All rebuke admins require a war for distraction.

[marble falls]

17. Charade? Like Mike Pence's leadership skill set?

[harun]

18. The 1%'rs like to see our Leaders push for War

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/04/politics/mike-pence-north-korea-olympics-axios/index.html