While North Korean dictator offers to send Olympic athletes across the DMZ, Trump brags about size of his nuclear button
Let me make it inherently clear that Kim Jong-un is a brutal dictator who has repeatedly threatened global armageddon by threatening to use nuclear weapons against the United States, has killed his own relatives, and leads a brazenly corrupt and completely undemocratic regime. I am absolutely not, in any way, a supporter of Kim or his political philosophy, and Kim should never be, in any way, a role model for current or future leaders of our great country. In fact, there are some similarities between Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump. For example, Trump is probably the most authoritarian-minded person to ever be president in our great country, and Trump is already one of the most corrupt presidents in U.S. history.
A pair of North Korean athletes qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in pairs figure skating, although the North Korean Olympic committee did not officially enter the athletes prior to December 21, 2017, so any North Korean entry into the Olympics would be via special dispensation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow one or more North Korean athletes to compete in the Olympics. The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, and North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (although that name contains two or three misnomers depending on how one defines "republic"), and South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, do not recognize each other as sovereign countries, and North Korea and South Korea claim each other's controlled territory as part of their own.
In a uncharacteristic move, Kim has actually stated that he wants to negotiate with South Korean President Moon Jae-in regarding any North Korean Olympic participation in the Pyeongchang Games. Negotiations are expected to involve potential participation of North Korean athletes and could, at least theoretically, result in some events that are scheduled to be held in South Korea being moved to North Korea, and the South Korean government seems interested in entering negotiations with the Kim regime in North Korea regarding the upcoming Olympics. It is important to note that anything Olympic-related of what agreement could come out of a Moon-Kim meeting would require approval from the IOC. South Korea hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and boycott
The possibility of negotiations between Moon and Kim have already come under criticism from Republican war hawks in the U.S. Congress, most notably U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who called for a U.S. Olympic boycott if the IOC allows North Korean athletes to be entered into the Olympics:
Even worse, President Trump bragged about the size of his nuclear button on Twitter:
A pair of North Korean athletes qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in pairs figure skating, although the North Korean Olympic committee did not officially enter the athletes prior to December 21, 2017, so any North Korean entry into the Olympics would be via special dispensation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow one or more North Korean athletes to compete in the Olympics. The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, and North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (although that name contains two or three misnomers depending on how one defines "republic"), and South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, do not recognize each other as sovereign countries, and North Korea and South Korea claim each other's controlled territory as part of their own.
In a uncharacteristic move, Kim has actually stated that he wants to negotiate with South Korean President Moon Jae-in regarding any North Korean Olympic participation in the Pyeongchang Games. Negotiations are expected to involve potential participation of North Korean athletes and could, at least theoretically, result in some events that are scheduled to be held in South Korea being moved to North Korea, and the South Korean government seems interested in entering negotiations with the Kim regime in North Korea regarding the upcoming Olympics. It is important to note that anything Olympic-related of what agreement could come out of a Moon-Kim meeting would require approval from the IOC. South Korea hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and boycott
The possibility of negotiations between Moon and Kim have already come under criticism from Republican war hawks in the U.S. Congress, most notably U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who called for a U.S. Olympic boycott if the IOC allows North Korean athletes to be entered into the Olympics:
While Kim Jong-un's regime in North Korea is a constant threat to U.S. national security, I would absolutely oppose any U.S. Olympic boycott for any reason. The Olympic Games are about people from different countries and cultures competing against each other and sport, and boycotting the Olympics would violate America's commitment to the Olympic movement.Allowing Kim Jong Un’s North Korea to participate in #WinterOlympics would give legitimacy to the most illegitimate regime on the planet.— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 1, 2018
I’m confident South Korea will reject this absurd overture and fully believe that if North Korea goes to the Winter Olympics, we do not.
Even worse, President Trump bragged about the size of his nuclear button on Twitter:
That kind of rhetoric is extremely irresponsible from the sitting President. Nuclear war is supposed to be the ultimate last resort in war, and bragging about nuclear button size does absolutely nothing to keep America safe.North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2018
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