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Senator Says Trump Has ‘Maturity Of A 5-Year-Old’ — Which Makes Nuke Talk Very Scary

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Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said Thursday that he has little confidence Donald Trump will act rationally on nuclear weapons as commander in chief, in part because he thinks the president-elect behaves like a child.

Responding to Trump’s vague tweet Thursday morning stating that he wants to “strengthen and expand” the nuclear capability of the United States, Merkley told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes that the apparent escalation of tensions terrified him.

“We have an incoming president who has kind of the maturity of a five-year-old, wrapped by a massive ego,” Merkley said. “And to have that just a second away from a nuclear trigger is very, very scary.”

Trump’s tweet came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a similar call to strengthen his nation’s nuclear arsenal. Experts have expressed concerns that this sort of rhetoric could signal a departure from decades of cooperation against nuclear proliferation in the international community.

“This is an area where it’s constrained by international agreements, as it should be because of the risk of nuclear weapons,” Merkley said.

Although Trump’s tweet left many people worried, it also sparked uncertainty within his own camp, as his surrogates have repeatedly sought to walk back or clarify the president-elect’s position on nukes.

Senator Says Trump Has 'Maturity Of A 5-Year-Old' -- Which Makes Nuke Talk Very Scary
 
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Senator who?
 
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Senator who?

some guy who doesn't live in a corn field?
 
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Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said Thursday that he has little confidence Donald Trump will act rationally on nuclear weapons as commander in chief, in part because he thinks the president-elect behaves like a child.

Responding to Trump’s vague tweet Thursday morning stating that he wants to “strengthen and expand” the nuclear capability of the United States, Merkley told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes that the apparent escalation of tensions terrified him.

“We have an incoming president who has kind of the maturity of a five-year-old, wrapped by a massive ego,” Merkley said. “And to have that just a second away from a nuclear trigger is very, very scary.”

Trump’s tweet came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a similar call to strengthen his nation’s nuclear arsenal. Experts have expressed concerns that this sort of rhetoric could signal a departure from decades of cooperation against nuclear proliferation in the international community.

“This is an area where it’s constrained by international agreements, as it should be because of the risk of nuclear weapons,” Merkley said.

Although Trump’s tweet left many people worried, it also sparked uncertainty within his own camp, as his surrogates have repeatedly sought to walk back or clarify the president-elect’s position on nukes.

Senator Says Trump Has 'Maturity Of A 5-Year-Old' -- Which Makes Nuke Talk Very Scary

A Democrat says something bad about a Republican. News at eleven. :coffeepap
 
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Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said Thursday that he has little confidence Donald Trump will act rationally on nuclear weapons as commander in chief, in part because he thinks the president-elect behaves like a child.

Responding to Trump’s vague tweet Thursday morning stating that he wants to “strengthen and expand” the nuclear capability of the United States, Merkley told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes that the apparent escalation of tensions terrified him.

“We have an incoming president who has kind of the maturity of a five-year-old, wrapped by a massive ego,” Merkley said. “And to have that just a second away from a nuclear trigger is very, very scary.”

Trump’s tweet came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a similar call to strengthen his nation’s nuclear arsenal. Experts have expressed concerns that this sort of rhetoric could signal a departure from decades of cooperation against nuclear proliferation in the international community.

“This is an area where it’s constrained by international agreements, as it should be because of the risk of nuclear weapons,” Merkley said.

Although Trump’s tweet left many people worried, it also sparked uncertainty within his own camp, as his surrogates have repeatedly sought to walk back or clarify the president-elect’s position on nukes.

Senator Says Trump Has 'Maturity Of A 5-Year-Old' -- Which Makes Nuke Talk Very Scary

Sorry? I didn't know we had any Democrats LEFT in Ccongress...
 
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some guy who doesn't live in a corn field?

I thought militant vegans liked corn fields.
 
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I thought militant vegans liked corn fields.

Only if they're non-GMO. ;)
 
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I thought militant vegans liked corn fields.

I don't eat field corn. you should crack open a book sometime.
 
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I don't eat field corn. you should crack open a book sometime.

You eat corn not grown in a field?
 
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As he builds his bunker and visits the survivalist store. ;)
 
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I think the world already knows that it is a spoilt brat that is now going to be the US president.. and from the way he talks, his mental capacity must be around the same as a 5 to 10 year old. So the dear Senator is correct. Sadly it also means that the US with all its nukes has a more unstable crazy man in charge than North Korea..
 
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As he builds his bunker and visits the survivalist store. ;)

bunkers are nice and cool in the summer time
 
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That Senator was just trying to get into Hayes' pants.
 
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bunkers are nice and cool in the summer time

So are corn fields. Personally I like corn fields. Especially sweet corn fields in the midwest. Cool in summer heat.

You can walk between the rows hunting, get yourself a couple of pheasants or rabbits, grab a few ears on the way out. Instant dinner.
 
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Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said Thursday that he has little confidence Donald Trump will act rationally on nuclear weapons as commander in chief, in part because he thinks the president-elect behaves like a child.

Responding to Trump’s vague tweet Thursday morning stating that he wants to “strengthen and expand” the nuclear capability of the United States, Merkley told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes that the apparent escalation of tensions terrified him.

“We have an incoming president who has kind of the maturity of a five-year-old, wrapped by a massive ego,” Merkley said. “And to have that just a second away from a nuclear trigger is very, very scary.”

Trump’s tweet came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a similar call to strengthen his nation’s nuclear arsenal. Experts have expressed concerns that this sort of rhetoric could signal a departure from decades of cooperation against nuclear proliferation in the international community.

“This is an area where it’s constrained by international agreements, as it should be because of the risk of nuclear weapons,” Merkley said.

Although Trump’s tweet left many people worried, it also sparked uncertainty within his own camp, as his surrogates have repeatedly sought to walk back or clarify the president-elect’s position on nukes.

Senator Says Trump Has 'Maturity Of A 5-Year-Old' -- Which Makes Nuke Talk Very Scary

That is the way it looks for anyone used to professional political business done under the circumstances we are accustomed to.

But Trump is a reality tv person that thinks of himself as a negotiator and deal maker. His actions so far seem consistent with that. That would have its own dangers, but it would not be the same thing as the maturity of a 5 years old.
 
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I think the world already knows that it is a spoilt brat that is now going to be the US president.. and from the way he talks, his mental capacity must be around the same as a 5 to 10 year old. So the dear Senator is correct. Sadly it also means that the US with all its nukes has a more unstable crazy man in charge than North Korea..

You would make a much better impression, if you at least gave differentiating arguments a chance. Blabbering about a successful person one doesn't like and calling them immature might make frustrated losers feel better. It will not help understand, what is going on.

Of course, there are populists that project horror for whatever reasons of their own and a lot of people believe the simplifications. And it does help direct minds in the congregations away from unpleasant truths.

But it doesn't help understand reality.
 
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That is the way it looks for anyone used to professional political business done under the circumstances we are accustomed to.

But Trump is a reality tv person that thinks of himself as a negotiator and deal maker. His actions so far seem consistent with that. That would have its own dangers, but it would not be the same thing as the maturity of a 5 years old.

Expecting to hear reality out of the mouths of the professional political class is a bridge too far based upon their recent performance.

Which is why Trump is here.

Now they be scared.
 
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You would make a much better impression, if you at least gave differentiating arguments a chance. Blabbering about a successful person one doesn't like and calling them immature might make frustrated losers feel better. It will not help understand, what is going on.

Of course, there are populists that project horror for whatever reasons of their own and a lot of people believe the simplifications. And it does help direct minds in the congregations away from unpleasant truths.

But it doesn't help understand reality.

Do the DC Democrats want to understand what is going on in this nation?

Not by the looks of it.
 
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Sen. Merkley is certainly not a DC Democrat for those who know what they're talking about.

Sen. Merkley was the only Democratic Senator to openly endorse Sen. Sanders and refused to endorse Clinton until all primaries were over.

Sanders and trump are opposite sides of the same populist coin--Sanders being the sane side .
 
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Expecting to hear reality out of the mouths of the professional political class is a bridge too far based upon their recent performance.

Which is why Trump is here.

Now they be scared.

GOPoliticians are far more afraid of losing their majorities at the federal and state level.

GOPols have been able to unanimously oppose everything for the last 8 years without standing for anything.

Welcome to the responsibility of leadership .
 
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GOPoliticians are far more afraid of losing their majorities at the federal and state level.

GOPols have been able to unanimously oppose everything for the last 8 years without standing for anything.

Welcome to the responsibility of leadership .

The D's are lost with no leadership and no plan and are showing no desire to get better.

If they dont get their heads out of their asses they will not matter going forwards.

The R's know this, they will wait for evidence of a D revival.

Till then R's will continue to humiliate D's at every turn.

SORRY
 
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some guy who doesn't live in a corn field?

Whew! I used to have a corn field but, luckily I changed it to hay, a couple of decades ago. I guess now you won't look down on me? I used to live in Oregon. All the corn fields there are sweet corn. Field corn is grown in the fly over states.
 
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A Democrat says something bad about a Republican. News at eleven.

And how many threads are there about a Republican saying something bad about a Democrat? (It is a political debate board after all).






Anyway, it would be foolish not to be concerned that Trump has so little self control that he thinks suggesting a new arms race would be just peachy. I get that he's your guy, but that really ought not put him beyond reproach.
 
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The D's are lost with no leadership and no plan and are showing no desire to get better.

Same for the Republicans.





That's why a seventy year old man who had his mind swapped with a pissy teenager got elected.
 
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