ABC’s Moran: Trump’s Comment About Destroying N. Korea May Border On Being A ‘War Crime’ Threat
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ABC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Terry Moran has suggested that President Trump may have been close to making a potential war crime threat in his Tuesday United Nations on Tuesday.
ABC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Terry Moran has suggested that President Trump may have been close to making a potential war crime threat in his United Nations speech on Tuesday.
During a segment on Trump’s remarks, ABC host George Stephanopoulos referred to a part where the president stated, “The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea.”
“You can read that possibly to even open up a justification for preventative war against North Korea," Stephanopoulos added.
“That is a potential justification. But the words totally destroying a nation of 25 million people--that borders on the threat of committing a war crime,” Moran said in response.
While he did not elaborate further, Moran had tweeted that Trump’s remark about the U.S. possibly destroying North Korea was “an immoral threat.”
“Threaten vicious regimes, not innocent people," Moran wrote.
Moran’s comment has been controversial, with one person tweeting in response, “@ABC stands with NK & against the USA!”
Meanwhile, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell echoed Moran’s assessment, writing, in part, “At UN Trump threatened to commit a war crime..."
ABC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Terry Moran has suggested that President Trump may have been close to making a potential war crime threat in his United Nations speech on Tuesday.
During a segment on Trump’s remarks, ABC host George Stephanopoulos referred to a part where the president stated, “The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea.”
“You can read that possibly to even open up a justification for preventative war against North Korea," Stephanopoulos added.
“That is a potential justification. But the words totally destroying a nation of 25 million people--that borders on the threat of committing a war crime,” Moran said in response.
While he did not elaborate further, Moran had tweeted that Trump’s remark about the U.S. possibly destroying North Korea was “an immoral threat.”
“Threaten vicious regimes, not innocent people," Moran wrote.
Moran’s comment has been controversial, with one person tweeting in response, “@ABC stands with NK & against the USA!”
Meanwhile, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell echoed Moran’s assessment, writing, in part, “At UN Trump threatened to commit a war crime..."