{"id":41906,"date":"2019-06-22T11:36:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T18:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=41906"},"modified":"2019-06-22T11:49:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-22T18:49:20","slug":"trumps-sick-affection-for-tyrants-now-includes-iran-he-says-im-gonna-be-their-best-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=41906","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s Sick Affection for Tyrants Now Includes Iran, He Says ‘I’m Gonna Be Their Best Friend’"},"content":{"rendered":"

America is undergoing an unprecedented assault from within that emanates from the highest reaches of its government. From the very beginning of his presidency, Donald Trump has exhibited a perverse affinity for murderous dictators all over the world. This fetish began with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, extended to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, and stretched further to include China’s Xi Jinping and others.<\/p>\n

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Now Trump is putting on display his love for yet another deadly and abhorrent regime. This is one that has famously articulated its desire for “death to America.”<\/em> And it has been a threat to the United States and its allies for decades. Which makes it all the more disturbing that Trump told reporters on Saturday morning that he wants to “Make Iran Great Again.”<\/em> Yep. those are his exact words. And what’s more, he expressed his personal hope that “I’m gonna be their best friend.”<\/em><\/p>\n

This outpouring of affection for a hostile regime that is one of the world’s biggest sponsors of terror was triggered by the recent clash between Iranian and U.S. forces in the Strait of Hormuz. After Iran shot down an American surveillance drone, Trump ordered a retaliatory strike that he later rescinded. It was a display of incompetence, chaos, and lies<\/a><\/strong> that can only serve to damage America’s interests and reputation.<\/p>\n

So naturally Trump took it upon himself to hail his ineptitude it as a stroke of brilliance. And on Saturday, during his peculiar “chopper talk”<\/em> session with the press, Trump said this:<\/p>\n

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Trump: "I know too much about nuclear, a lot about nuclear." pic.twitter.com\/P064m9kD5d<\/a><\/p>\n

— Contemptor (@TheContemptor) June 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n