Ben Cardin: ‘Unacceptable’ for Trump To Use That Kind of Language in His Nuclear Button Tweet
RUSH EXCERPT:
TAPPER: "I must ask you, sir, the president tweeted last night that his nuclear button as opposed to Kim Jong-un’s is bigger and more powerful and his works. I want you to take a listen to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders responding today to questions about that provocative tweet."
CARDIN: "I don’t think that it’s taunting to stand up for the people of this country. I think what’s dangerous is to ignore the continued threats. If the previous administration had done anything and dealt with North Korea, dealt with Iran, instead of sitting by and doing nothing, we wouldn’t have to clean up their mess now.
TAPPER: "What’s your response to what she said? And what’s your response to the tweet last night?
CARDIN: "Well, first of all, the — for the president of the united States to use that type of language in a tweet is unacceptable. It’s not the first time. I’m sure it’s not going to be the last time but we should always challenge that type of conduct from the president of the United States. What we need is serious diplomacy. And serious diplomacy means the United States leads by working with not just our allies in the region, the republic of Korea and Japan, but also with China in developing an off-ramp to end this crisis in negotiating with North Korea. President Trump has made that all much more difficult. This is not a mess created by one administration, this is a mess that North Korea has created but President Trump has made it more difficult to deal with.
TAPPER: "Senator Ben cardin, always good to see you. Happy new year, sir. Thank you for your time.
RUSH EXCERPT:
TAPPER: "I must ask you, sir, the president tweeted last night that his nuclear button as opposed to Kim Jong-un’s is bigger and more powerful and his works. I want you to take a listen to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders responding today to questions about that provocative tweet."
CARDIN: "I don’t think that it’s taunting to stand up for the people of this country. I think what’s dangerous is to ignore the continued threats. If the previous administration had done anything and dealt with North Korea, dealt with Iran, instead of sitting by and doing nothing, we wouldn’t have to clean up their mess now.
TAPPER: "What’s your response to what she said? And what’s your response to the tweet last night?
CARDIN: "Well, first of all, the — for the president of the united States to use that type of language in a tweet is unacceptable. It’s not the first time. I’m sure it’s not going to be the last time but we should always challenge that type of conduct from the president of the United States. What we need is serious diplomacy. And serious diplomacy means the United States leads by working with not just our allies in the region, the republic of Korea and Japan, but also with China in developing an off-ramp to end this crisis in negotiating with North Korea. President Trump has made that all much more difficult. This is not a mess created by one administration, this is a mess that North Korea has created but President Trump has made it more difficult to deal with.
TAPPER: "Senator Ben cardin, always good to see you. Happy new year, sir. Thank you for your time.
RUSH EXCERPT:
TAPPER: "I must ask you, sir, the president tweeted last night that his nuclear button as opposed to Kim Jong-un’s is bigger and more powerful and his works. I want you to take a listen to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders responding today to questions about that provocative tweet."
CARDIN: "I don’t think that it’s taunting to stand up for the people of this country. I think what’s dangerous is to ignore the continued threats. If the previous administration had done anything and dealt with North Korea, dealt with Iran, instead of sitting by and doing nothing, we wouldn’t have to clean up their mess now.
TAPPER: "What’s your response to what she said? And what’s your response to the tweet last night?
CARDIN: "Well, first of all, the — for the president of the united States to use that type of language in a tweet is unacceptable. It’s not the first time. I’m sure it’s not going to be the last time but we should always challenge that type of conduct from the president of the United States. What we need is serious diplomacy. And serious diplomacy means the United States leads by working with not just our allies in the region, the republic of Korea and Japan, but also with China in developing an off-ramp to end this crisis in negotiating with North Korea. President Trump has made that all much more difficult. This is not a mess created by one administration, this is a mess that North Korea has created but President Trump has made it more difficult to deal with.
TAPPER: "Senator Ben cardin, always good to see you. Happy new year, sir. Thank you for your time.
