Trump Says Military Has ‘Total Authorization’ After Bombing Afghanistan (VIDEO)

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President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the U.S. military has “total authorization” after the Pentagon announced that U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the so-called “mother of all bombs” on an Islamic State target.

“Did you authorize the bombing?” a reporter asked Trump as he met with first responders.

“Everybody knows exactly what happened,” Trump said. “What I do is I authorize my military.”

He called the bombing a “very, very successful mission.”

“We have the greatest military in the world,” he said. “So we have given them total authorization and that’s what they’re doing.”

“Does this send a message to North Korea?” a reporter asked.

“I don’t know,” Trump said. “It doesn’t make any difference if it does or not.”

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  1. So Donald thinks dropping singularly big and bunches of bombs will make America great again.

    Every one dropped does the opposite and we will pay for it in ways we never would have thought.

  2. “Does this send a message to North Korea?” a reporter asked.

    “I don’t know,” Trump said. “It doesn’t make any difference if it does or not.”

    WHAT
    THE
    FUCK?

    And now he’s turned over all decisions to the military? The same military with the worst generals?

    I’m genuinely getting scared and believe that he’s trying to bring on a terrorist attack to bolster his poll numbers and end RussiaGate.

  3. I am too.

  4. Me three. You know he’s nuke-curious. Matter of record.

  5. “my military”? WTF?

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