Clinton brands Trump's UN speech 'dark and dangerous'

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Wed, 20 Sep 2017 - 04:44 GMT

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Hillary Clinton criticizes Trump's 'very dark, dangerous' speech at the UN  -REUTERS

Hillary Clinton criticizes Trump's 'very dark, dangerous' speech at the UN -REUTERS

WASHINGTON– 20 September 2017:Hillary Clinton has branded Donald Trump’s speech to the UN “dark and dangerous” after the President threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea.

Trump gave his first ever address to the body on Tuesday in a strident performance that crystallized his “America First” stance, while taking tough lines on the governments of North Korea, Iran and Venezuela.

Clinton, the vanquished Democratic nominee for President in 2016 and former Secretary of State, told chat show host Stephen Colbert: “I thought it was very dark, dangerous, not the kind of message that the leader of the greatest nation in the world should be delivering.”

She added: “You are both required to stand up for the values of what we believe in—democracy and opportunity—as a way to demonstrate clearly the United States remains the beacon that we want it to be, while of course when you face dangerous situations, like what is happening in North Korea, to make it clear your first approach should always be diplomatic.

“What I’d hoped the President would have said was something along the lines of, ‘We view this as dangerous to our allies, to the region, and even to our countries. We call on all nations to work with us to try to end the threat posed by Kim Jong-un.’

“And not call him Rocket Man. You should lead with diplomacy.”

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