The following article by James Hohmann with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greave was posted on the Washington Post website January 3, 2018:
North Korea said it would reopen a border hotline with South Korea Jan. 3, hours after President Trump said he has a “bigger” nuclear button than Kim Jong Un. (Reuters)
THE BIG IDEA: Following President Trump’s tweets can feel like watching a short man drive a Hummer. His fragile ego is always looking to overcompensate. The latest manifestation of that is downright Napoleonic.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday that the United States is “within the range of our nuclear strike and a nuclear button is always on the desk of my office.” Continue reading “North Korea my-button-is-bigger brinkmanship again spotlights Trump’s fixation on size”