Glenn Thrush to Spicer: Does Trump ‘Admire’ Totalitarian Leaders Like Putin, Kim Jong Un

THRUSH Sean two quick ░░░░░░░░ questions First of all ░░░░░░░░ just described Kim Jong ░░░░░░░░ as somebody who led ░░░░░░░░ country forward in an ░░░░░░░░ age The president has ░░░░░░░░ Duterte as Any pointed ░░░░░░░░ to talk about assassinating ░░░░░░░░ The president put out ░░░░░░░░ statement after Erdogan won ░░░░░░░░ referendum congratulating him He ░░░░░░░░ kind things about Putin ░░░░░░░░ the campaign Said kind ░░░░░░░░ about Sadam Hussein Does ░░░░░░░░ president have a thing ░░░░░░░░ these totalitarian leaders Does ░░░░░░░░ admire something the way ░░░░░░░░ guys conduct themselves SPICER ░░░░░░░░ the president clearly as ░░░░░░░░ ve said understands the ░░░░░░░░ that North Korea poses ░░░░░░░░ think someone with the ░░░░░░░░ nuclear capability to strike ░░░░░░░░ country potentially our country ░░░░░░░░ some point in the ░░░░░░░░ is something the president ░░░░░░░░ very seriously And so ░░░░░░░░ idea that he is ░░░░░░░░ everything diplomatically economically and ░░░░░░░░ to consider every way ░░░░░░░░ prevent that threat from ░░░░░░░░ on the United States ░░░░░░░░ What about the whole ░░░░░░░░ SPICER Unfortunately those are ░░░░░░░░ neighbor Those are the ░░░░░░░░ in the region that ░░░░░░░░ be helpful to try ░░░░░░░░ prevent the threat that ░░░░░░░░ pose.”