Trump says he's ready to handle North Korea 'gift,' it might be a 'beautiful vase'

[Omaha Steve]

Source: CNN

By Kevin Liptak,

(CNN)American military officials say they're expecting a long-range ballistic missile test from North Korea for Christmas. President Donald Trump is eyeing something more decorative.

"Maybe it's a nice present," Trump said Tuesday underneath the gold-vaulted ceilings of Mar-a-Lago when questioned how he'd respond if Pyongyang fired a missile over the holidays.

"Maybe it's present where he sends me a beautiful vase as opposed to a missile test," Trump said. "I may get a vase. I may get a nice present from him. You don't know. You never know."

It was an optimistic (and joking) approach to the sinisterly un-merry promise from North Korea to deliver the United States a "Christmas gift" if there's no progress on lifting sanctions by year's end. The matter has consumed national security officials for weeks.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/24/politics/donald-trump-troops-call/index.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Or a beautiful, perfect missile test, you blubbery orange poltroon.

[Harker]

19. Any time a word

brings Mencken to mind, I smile.

Thank you.

[DENVERPOPS]

23. That would be a true gift

A serious international event to divert attention away from his impeachment.......Seriously.......

[sprinkleeninow]

26. At first glance I thot I read 'pontoon'. 'Barge'.😆

[keithbvadu2]

2. Here's your Christmas gift, America.... INCOMING!

Here's your Christmas gift, America.... INCOMING!

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Maybe it's a stroke.

Those North Koreans are pretty creative.

[dewsgirl]

6. ....😉

[underpants]

4. Trump would be like the worst participant in a gifting exchange

He’d constantly run around taking everyone else’s gift.

[cstanleytech]

5. It's time for

[SWBTATTReg]

7. Or a big chocolate cake with thick icing, eh? Idiot.

[cstanleytech]

8. Kim will probably gift him a special chocolate pie like on The Help

which Trump will enjoy enough that he eats seconds.

[CrispyQ]

9. Try to image what would happen if a dem president joked about a NK missile test.

I think the double standard and the hypocrisy wear me down the most. It's never ending. With the politicians. With the media. With republicans.

[SergeStorms]

10. At first I thought this was Borowitz, or The Onion.

But then I saw CNN in the address and I just started shaking my head. What a fucking moron.

[cstanleytech]

11. I already beat you to the facepalm earlier lol

[Canoe52]

12. So pResidential...

[JohnnyRingo]

13. I get that he's joking.

But what else can he do when he's completely lost control of the situation?
He's proven as not quite the deal maker he sold himself as.

[louis-t]

14. Fucking moron.

Evil fucking bastard.

[Evolve Dammit]

15. Yeah it's a vase or a beautiful letter, Dotard.

[sprinkleeninow]

27. It could even be a perfect phone call. eom

[LudwigPastorius]

16. "It was an optimistic (and joking) approach..."

Suuuuure, he was just joking.

WTF, Kevin Liptak? Have you been paying attention to the things Trump has been saying lately?

The man has nothing in his brainpan, but lukewarm, mushy oatmeal.

[BHDem53]

17. A vase for the

nutcase. The best vase ever. It'll be yuuuuge! Bigly.

[mahina]

18. Yeah I'm sure he would be heartbroken to see

Us or any Western state threatened or harmed.
/sarc needed?

[Demonaut]

20. what if Kim gives up his primitive arsenal and we station ours in NK as a Chinese deterrant?

explains the gift and completely opposite of what everyone is expecting.

[BlueStater]

21. Can't stand it when he uses the word "beautiful".

His limited vocabulary really grates on me.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. My God what a simpleton

He's in love with himself and figures Kim must be.

[BlueIdaho]

24. Or it might be a thermonuclear weapon...

I think North Korea has decided its gotten all the mileage it’s going to get out of the fake “peace talks.” I suspect we’ll see new hard line demands including a total rejection of denuclearization.

[marble falls]

25. Coincidently enough, I's like to see Trump in the jug.

[trusty elf]

28. ...

[Baked Potato]

29. Hey Kimmee, I could use a favor though...

I got this little problem here....

[mdbl]

30. The only thing the U.S. and North Korea have in common is

Both are being run by dictators.

[pressbox69]

31. Only if Kim

wants to smash it over his head Three Stooges style.

[meow2u3]

32. What an ultramaroon!