Nikki Haley Defends Trump’s Use Of Term ‘Rocket Man’: ‘It Worked’

United Nations, New York, USA, 03 April 2017 - Nikki Haley, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for April, briefs journalists on the Councils program of ... United Nations, New York, USA, 03 April 2017 - Nikki Haley, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for April, briefs journalists on the Councils program of work for the month today at the UN Headquarters in New York. Photo by: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS
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United National Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday morning defended President Donald Trump’s decision to refer to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as “rocket man” in his Tuesday speech before the UN General Assembly.

“It worked,” Haley told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos when asked if it was appropriate for Trump to call Kim “rocket man.”

Haley said it was a way of “getting people to talk about” North Korea.

“Every other international community is now referring to him as ‘rocket man,'” Haley said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

In his speech Tuesday, Trump also threatened to “totally destroy North Korea” if diplomatic efforts fail.

Haley said Trump was “being honest” when asked about his decision to issue a threat during his UN speech.

“I know that people and countries don’t want to hear it,” she added. “If you want to talk about who’s been giving the threats, it’s certainly been the Kim regime.”

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  1. “Every other international community is now referring to him as ‘rocket man,’” Haley said.

    Yeah, right, Nikki.

    And they’re referring to Trump as?

    1. Madman Across the Water, as suggested by NK.
  2. “Every other international community”, eh?

    Which communities are those?

  3. “Every other international community is now referring to him as ‘rocket man,’” Haley said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

    No, Nikki. I watch the BBC and DW. What they are saying is that the idiot in the White House called him Rocket Man. They aren’t calling him that.

    Nuance isn’t the latest fragrance from Prince Matchabelli.

  4. Can Elton John sue?

  5. Yup. German news here just rolled their eyes at the Idiot-in-Chief.

    Again.

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