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Search results for "North Korea will fire nuclear weapon if Kim is killed"

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Juan Williams stated on June 03, 2018 in on a panel:
North Korea's history of international negotiations shows "they'll take the concessions, they'll keep them in their pocket and then they won't deliver."
By John Kruzel• June 7, 2018
Donald Trump stated on April 22, 2018 in a tweet:
Says North Korea has "agreed to denuclearization."
By Jon Greenberg• April 22, 2018
Viral image stated on August 09, 2017 in a Twitter post:
"Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes."
By Joshua Gillin• August 9, 2017
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.:
John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 29, 2008
Marco Rubio stated on October 30, 2015 in remarks during a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa:
North Korea "has over two-dozen nuclear warheads."
By Jason Noble• November 14, 2015
Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2018 in Singapore press conference:
Says Bill Clinton "spent $3 billion and got nothing. And (North Korea) started making nuclear weapons a day later."
By Manuela Tobias• June 13, 2018
Bloggers stated on March 11, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Say Sean Hannity said in 2008 that Obama’s willingness to meet with North Korea was "disturbing" while Trump’s "willingness to meet with North Korea is a huge foreign policy win."
By Jon Greenberg• March 14, 2018
Bloggers stated on July 28, 2017 in Internet posts:
"Kim Jong Un killed in (President Donald) Trump’s overnight black op attack on North Korea."
By Joshua Gillin• August 4, 2017
Richard Burr stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC:
"The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold."
By Will Doran• April 24, 2017
Facebook posts stated on March 06, 2022 in a video:
Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with South Korea’s president.
By Monique Curet• March 9, 2022
Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in a press conference in South Korea:
"The Obama administration was begging for a meeting" with Kim Jong Un.  
By Jon Greenberg• July 1, 2019
Facebook posts stated on October 08, 2022 in Facebook post:
North Korea has taken military action against Russia.
By Michael Majchrowicz• October 12, 2022
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 06, 2009 in an appearance on MSNBC.:
"There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea."
By Bill Adair• April 7, 2009
Donald Trump stated on April 17, 2017 in an interview with Fox News:
With North Korea, "nobody has ever seen such a positive response on our behalf from China."
By Jon Greenberg• April 19, 2017
Viral image stated on December 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Bill Clinton "gave nukes to North Korea," Barack Obama "gave nukes to Iran," and Hillary Clinton "gave uranium to Russia."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 9, 2020
Hagar Chemali stated on July 06, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Cuba is far more sanctioned than North Korea."
By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2017
Bloggers stated on July 06, 2017 in a blog post:
"Kim Jong Un dead: North Koreans calling Trump an assassin"
By Miriam Valverde• July 20, 2017
Mark Warner stated on October 04, 2016 in a TV interview.:
Donald Trump has said "nuclear proliferation is OK."  
By Warren Fiske• October 11, 2016
Mike Pence stated on October 04, 2016 in in the 2016 vice presidential debate:
Says Donald Trump "never said that" more nations should get nuclear weapons.
By Lauren Carroll• October 5, 2016
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a tweet:
"The @nytimes states today that DJT believes ‘more countries should acquire nuclear weapons.’ How dishonest are they. I never said this!"
By Lauren Carroll• November 14, 2016

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The big picture: The North Korea situation as Trump heads to the UN

By Miriam Valverde• September 17, 2017

So the Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un handshake happened. Now what?

By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• June 12, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump in Singapore about North Korea

By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• June 12, 2018

Is North Korea no longer a nuclear threat, as Donald Trump said?

By Jon Greenberg• June 13, 2018

Is North Korea ready to scrap its nuclear weapons?

By Jon Greenberg• April 19, 2018

Was the U.S. on the brink of war with North Korea before Trump? A review of the evidence

By Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2019

From Pyongyang to Singapore, a quick history of Dennis Rodman and North Korea

By Bill McCarthy• June 12, 2018

Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says?

By Joshua Gillin• August 11, 2017

Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences

By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump's interviews with Fox and Friends, reporters on the White House lawn

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 15, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump's interview on 60 Minutes

By Louis Jacobson• October 15, 2018

What is a 'dotard'?

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 22, 2017

Sorting out the truth on national security

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2008

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s United Nations speech

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 25, 2018

North Koreans correct about nuclear tests

By Robert Farley• June 1, 2009

A Trump nuclear strike against North Korea: constitutional or not?

By Manuela Tobias• August 10, 2017

Who is Donald Trump’s State of the Union guest Ji Seong-ho, who defected from North Korea?

By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2018

Donald Trump tweeted about an Iranian missile test. Did it happen?

By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2017

Fact-checking Donald Trump's United Nations speech

By John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias• September 19, 2017

Obama would keep his enemies closer

By Robert Farley• May 22, 2008