Saturday, October 13, 2018

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god bless our wonderful president Trump while Obama was busy paying Iran 1.7

billion dollars for the release of some questionable characters Trump has made

it clear he will pay no money and offer no concessions to any country illegally

holding American citizens especially pastors with the same tough stance he's

taken against North Korea Mexico Canada and China Trump gets results and he just

got a major result finally freeing the imprisoned North Carolina pastor Andrew

Brunson my favorite comment came from a Facebook commenter who said of the story

a president who will fight for you and bring you home that's exactly right

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details from Vox after years of imprisonment that sparked an

international furor Turkey has released North Carolina

pastor Andrew Brunson into the custody of US diplomatic personnel he'll soon

fly to a u.s. airbase in Germany before heading back to the United States

Brunson was held by Turkish authorities for two years charged with unproven

crimes that he was involved in espionage but after months of trying the Trump

administration struck a deal with Turkish officials to bring the pastor

home upon hearing the news on Friday Trump tweeted my thoughts and prayers

are with pastor Brunson and we hope to have him safely back home soon

thus ends a saga that became deeply personal for the Brunson family and top

US administration officials Brunson is a great Christian family man and wonderful

human being president Donald Trump tweeted on July 28th he is suffering

greatly Trump escalated tensions with turkey a

NATO ally over Brunson he placed sanctions on two high-ranking Turkish

officials and tariffs on Ankara steel and aluminum sectors because the country

wouldn't release the pastor those moves quickly plunged turkey's currency and

may send a country into a recession next year it's possible the US will lift some

or all of those penalties in exchange for Brunson's return why turkey kept

Brunson for so long Brunson lived in Turkey for more than 20 years Turkish

authorities detained him on October 7th 2016 claiming that he was a spy and had

connections to a terrorist group the u.s. expected him to be released on July

18th but then Turkish officials decided to

put him under house arrest the charges he faced meant he could have spent the

rest of his life in prison but during a hearing on October 12th in Turkey

Bronson's fourth overall three witnesses took back their negative statements

about the pastor that cleared the way for his release Turkey likely never had

the intention of keeping Brunson in its custody forever the case against Brunson

like tens of thousands of other political prosecutions in Turkey was

farcical from the beginning comprised of guilt by association fabricated evidence

and secret witness testimony Howard s instead a turkey expert at st lawrence

university told me his release is as much a political decision as his initial

prosecution was

For more infomation >> Turkey Pastor Freed, Many Credit Trump For Big Win! - Duration: 3:54.

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North Carolina Church "OVERJOYED" At Pastor's Release! Thank You Trump! - Duration: 4:07.

Trump secured the release of North Carolina Pastor, Andrew Brunson earlier today and the

world is cheering the success!

But nowhere more than his home church in North Carolina.

From the WaPo:

Members of the Christ Community Church in Montreat, North Carolina, are overjoyed at

Turkey's release of evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson.

A Turkish court on Friday convicted Brunson on terror-related charges but released him

from house arrest and allowed him to leave Turkey.

The decision is expected to ease strained U.S.-Turkey relations.

Debi Forester, the church's communications director, says the church's Rev. Richard

White has been with the Brunson family in Turkey for a day or two.

The U.S. Consulate is handling Brunson's travel arrangements to return to the United

States.

She quotes White as saying the group is "all just shouting 'Hallelujah!' and doing

the happy dance."

She says the church will have a welcome home party for Brunson sometime.

The court sentenced Brunson to a little more than three years in prison, but since the

50-year-old North Carolina native has already spent two years in detention, he won't serve

more time.

In case you missed it, we covered this BREAKING STORY earlier today, here are the details

God bless our wonderful President Trump!

While Obama was busy paying Iran $1.7B for the release of some questionable characters,

Trump has made it clear he will pay NO MONEY and offer NO CONCESSIONS to any country illegally

holding American citizens!

Especially pastors!

With the same tough stance he's taken against North Korea, Mexico, Canada and China, Trump

gets results.

And he just got a MAJOR result, finally freeing the imprisoned North Carolina Pastor, Andrew

Brunson!

My favorite comment came from a Facebook commentor who said of the story:

"A president who will fight for you and bring you home!

"

That's exactly right!

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Here are more details, from Vox:

After years of imprisonment that sparked an international furor, Turkey has released North

Carolina Pastor Andrew Brunson into the custody of US diplomatic personnel.

He'll soon fly to a US air base in Germany before heading back to the United States.

Brunson was held by Turkish authorities for two years, charged with unproven crimes that

he was involved in espionage.

But after months of trying, the Trump administration struck a dealwith Turkish officials to bring

the pastor home.

Upon hearing the news on Friday, Trump tweeted "My thoughts and prayers are with Pastor

Brunson, and we hope to have him safely back home soon!"

Thus ends a saga that became deeply personal for the Brunson family and top US administration

officials.

Brunson is "a great Christian, family man and wonderful human being," President Donald

Trump tweeted on July 28.

"He is suffering greatly."

Trump escalated tensions with Turkey, a NATO ally, over Brunson.

He placed sanctions on two high-ranking Turkish officials and tariffs on Ankara's steel

and aluminum sectors because the country wouldn't release the pastor.

Those moves quickly plunged Turkey's currency and may send the country into a recessionnext

year.

It's possible the US will lift some or all of those penalties in exchange for Brunson's

return.

For more infomation >> North Carolina Church "OVERJOYED" At Pastor's Release! Thank You Trump! - Duration: 4:07.

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MSNBC's Wallace Admits She Told Jeb Bush To Punch Trump 'In The Face' - Duration: 4:57.

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace revealed on Thursday that she previously told former Florida Governor

Jeb Bush to physically assault then-candidate Donald Trump after one of the debates during

the 2016 presidential election.

During a segment on MSNBC, Wallace bragged about telling Bush after the debate that he

should have punched Trump in the face, and that he would have been "a hero" if he

did it.

Wallace made the comment in response to Michael Steele, a notable Never-Trumper who was discussing

the numerous feud's between Bush and Trump during the 2016 presidential election.

Here's Steele's comment.

"That's the advantage that Trump has because there are no consequences and the consequence

is not necessarily something bad happening, it is calling out the crazy.

It is calling out the lie of the moment.

It is saying right there, if any of those other — let me tell you, that Jeb Bush moment

on that stage, if any of the Republican on that stage backed Jeb Bush up when he went

after Trump and called him out, it would be a very different, —"Steele said before

Wallace cut him off.

"I told Jeb Bush after the debate that I thought he should have punched him in the

face," Wallace said, referring to Bush.

"Even if you lost, he insulted your wife, he came down the escalator and called Mexicans

rapists and murderers."

"He said, 'What do you think I should have done?'"

Wallace continued.

"I said, 'I think you should have punched him in the face and then gotten out of the

race.

You would have been a hero.'"

"Ted Cruz had his father accused of killing Jack Kennedy and he's using him in the race.

He's bringing him down.

All he did was call dad an assassin, and — but I need his help," network host Chris Matthews

added.

Ryan Saavedra MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace says she encouraged

Jeb Bush to physically attack Donald Trump: "I told Jeb Bush after that debate that I

thought he should have punched [Trump] in the face."

Wallace says Bush would have been "a hero" if he would have violently attacked Trump.

Wallace bragging on Thursday about encouraging violence against Trump is hardly the first

time she has made controversial comments about Trump and members of his administration.

In June, Wallace smeared First Daughter Ivanka Trump and First Lady Melania Trump by saying

they are "paid off" and "dead inside" because she claims that don't "stand up"

to Trump.

A few weeks before that, the MSNBC host compared White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee

Sanders to a terrorist and asked her guests if they have ever wanted to choke Sanders.

"How do you resist the temptation to run up and wring her neck?

Why can't she just say if a staffer said that, we're going to get to the bottom of

it and she'll be fired?"

Wallace asked.

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Later in segment, Wallace compared Sanders to Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, a terrorist who

served in Saddam Hussein's army in Iraq.

When discussing the prospect of having to speak with Sanders everyday at the press briefing,

NBC's John Heilemann said: "I'd slit my throat."

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@RealSaavedra MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace compares Sarah Sanders

to Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, Saddam Hussein's Iraqi information minister who once attacked

a top U.S. diplomat for being "a known Jew."

On if he had to interact with Sarah Sanders, NBC's John Heilemann says: "I'd slit my throat."

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In the past few months, Wallace called women in the Trump family "dead inside" and

"paid off"; she implied Sanders should be choked and compared her to a terrorist;

and now she is bragging about previously telling Bush that he should have punched Trump in

the face.

For more infomation >> MSNBC's Wallace Admits She Told Jeb Bush To Punch Trump 'In The Face' - Duration: 4:57.

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Obama Dems Suffer Major Defeat After Trump Just Crushed a Sky-High Record - Duration: 3:42.

For more infomation >> Obama Dems Suffer Major Defeat After Trump Just Crushed a Sky-High Record - Duration: 3:42.

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August US Sanctions - Hit Trump, so That Russia Is Afraid (Ruslan Ostashko) - Duration: 8:27.

Declaration of the US State Department on Crimea. An answer to the summit of Putin and Trump.

On Facebook, there is only talk about the new sanctions, and not only there, of course.

Against the background of the rise of the dollar, the deafening chorus performing the operetta "This is the end,"

tries to block the voices of those who are not inclined to rash conclusions. Basically, "you won't strangle our song, and won't kill it."

Let's discard the hysterical chants and take a look at what exactly Washington is going to undertake against Russia and how it threatens us. Let's go.

This is what is being talked about in the bill, which American lawmakers are waving, shouting that they will kick our asses.

Prepared by Senators Lindsay Graham, Robert Menendez, Corey Gardner and Ben Cardin, the text actually begins with appeals to President Donald Trump.

In particular, he is called upon to support efforts to counter the interference

"by the Russian government or other foreign players in the activities of US government agencies, as well as in the democratic processes in the country."

The second wish is "to publicly urge the Russian government to return the Crimea to the control of the Ukrainian government,

and also to urge the separatists to abandon support for violence in eastern Ukraine."

This paragraph also refers to the "occupation and support of separatists" in the territories of Georgia and Moldova.

Another demand (again to President Trump) is to urge Moscow to abandon the support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,

who, according to the authors of the bill, continues to "commit war crimes."

Wait. Hold on... Who is this bill against?

Against Russia, or against the US President?

From the available data, it turns out that the main goal of the initiative of the American senators

is to prevent Trump from reducing tensions with Moscow at any cost.

That is, in fact, they act according to the principle, "beat your own, so that others would be afraid."

But the bill contains nothing new.

It only links all the sanctions that have already been imposed against Russia earlier in a single bundle of dill, as if codifying them.

Well, good for them. We are neither cold nor hot from this.

However, this is a sound position, following which many hysterical back-ups made in the form factor of adult men are simply not capable.

A vivid proof of this is the rise in the dollar.

Notice, nothing has changed yet, the American bill has not been passed, and the dollar rate has already crept up.

This is explained by the fact that investors are fearful. But not only that - there are other arguments.

Here is what the liberal publication Kommersant writes:

"The market situation is such that several factors work against the ruble at once.

Conversion of dividends of the largest Russian companies contributes to its weakening.

The 2017 dividend payout season itself ended in July with payments for shares of Gazprom and Surgutneftegas

(respectively for 190 billion rubles and 28 billion rubles).

In late July, analysts called the sale of foreign exchange earnings for dividend payments one of the reasons for the strengthening of the ruble exchange rate to 62 rubles for $1. Now the reverse process has begun."

It means factors. Objective ones. Oh well.

Here you have more of the "objective factors" that my colleague Vladimir Kornilov paid attention to.

"They ask me about the reasons for the sinking of the ruble.

Clearly, the panic around the 'sanctions from hell' played a role. But notice how, on the day before, for money (!),

as an advertisement, this panic was promoted on the Open Media social network of Khodorkovsky. That is, he pays for spreading panic."

The conclusion is obvious: we are dealing with a planned attack.

No harm will be sanctioned to us, unless crowds of investors believe that they will.

And they will not break down the ruble. This is what we are seeing.

However, this is not the first time, and it's time to get used to it. Remember the predictions of "a dollar for 80 [rubles]?"

And "a dollar for 200 [rubles]?" Where are their authors now, have they been hiccuping for several years now?

The authors of the latest forecasts will go to exactly the same place, because there are no objective reasons for the ruble to fall.

And the sane media, not prone to liberal hysteria for Khodorkovsky's money, write about it.

"Fear of devaluation is not worth it. As it often happens on the stock exchanges, after a couple of days of sales, investors calm down - and the rates return to their previous levels.

Moreover, there are no other negative factors on the horizon. Firstly, the price of oil is still above $70.

Secondly, we have accumulated huge international reserves. In the pot, the Central Bank has $460 billion.

And, if necessary, part of this money can be spent on the market to smooth out exchange rate fluctuations.

And thirdly, it is unlikely that the US Congress will want to go according to a tough scenario.

Most likely, sanctions, as has happened more than once, under the pressure of American business, which has a large weight in overseas politics, will soften."

Pay attention to the third point.

After all, in addition to sanctions from the Congress, the State Department announced that it would once again punish Russia for the "highly likely" Skripal poisoning.

How will they punish? Oh, this is an extravaganza.

In particular, we will talk about a ban on the export to Russia of goods that may be associated with national security.

At the same time, Russia was issued an ultimatum: if it does not provide Washington with convincing guarantees against the use of chemical and biological weapons, then new sanctions will follow.

Among them - a decrease in the level of diplomatic relations, a strict restriction of exports and imports, as well as the suspension of Aeroflot flights to the United States.

Let's break down the points. They want to reduce the level of diplomatic relations.

Alright, let him recall the ambassador. What do we lose?

All the real estate that the Russian Foreign Ministry had in the US was already stupidly and brazenly pressed.

They would be happy to break another international agreement, but there is nothing more to wring out.

Do you [Russians] need an American ambassador in Moscow? I do not.

The second point is a strict restriction of exports and imports.

Well, what products "related to national security," do we buy from them?

None, it is they who buy rocket engines and aviation titanium from us.

And those American manufacturers who buy vital components for themselves have the most powerful lobby in Congress.

Therefore these elderly clowns similar to McCain are unlikely to allow the State Department to turn around.

The third point: the suspension of Aeroflot flights to the USA.

Wait a minute, I already heard that somewhere. Yes, that's it, it was in April.

"Aeroflot may refuse direct flights to the States. The reason is that Washington deliberately delays the issuance of visas to pilots and crew members.

The carrier has already asked for help from diplomats and the Ministry of Transport."

That is - America showed off, our company itself wanted to cancel the flights, but the Washington fraer passed back.

How did it then affect the ruble exchange rate? It didn't. So why should this lead to devaluation now?

That is, you see: when we begin to delve into the topic, dig a little further than hysterical headlines,

all these supposedly new cool sanctions no longer look like a "double blow" in the style of the ancient action movie with Van Damme,

but looks like a pathetic attempt to use the decrepit hegemony to pressure Russia at least some leverage.

Let them pressure us. They, because of the limited mental abilities, do not think beyond the two-way combinations.

That is, they don't understand that by activating these levers,

in the long term they are depriving themselves of the opportunity to use them, as was the case with a bunch of other levers.

If I, you and millions of our fellow citizens do not want to buy dollars in a panic tomorrow, then the ruble exchange rate will not fail.

It is on the arrangement of a panic that all these loud headers and strained crowing are calculated.

Keep calm, and soon we will see the next series of lamentations of "Putin betrayed us,"

when the ruble rises again, and sanctions, suddenly, will have the type of effect on our country,

just the opposite of Washington's political elders' expectations.

For more infomation >> August US Sanctions - Hit Trump, so That Russia Is Afraid (Ruslan Ostashko) - Duration: 8:27.

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Omarosa Tells Bill Maher: Donald Trump Kisses Ivanka On The Lips While She Calls Him 'Daddy' - Daily - Duration: 2:31.

Omarosa claimed Donald Trump would kiss his daughter Ivanka Trump on the lips and 'rub her for a very long period of time

' WTF?    Just when you thought the dynamic between Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump couldn't get any weirder, Omarosa Manigault Newman went ahead and spilled some details we would have been happy never knowing

But if for some reason the horrifyingly creepy way Trump treats his daughter is something you want to know more about (or just can't look away from, you know, like a bad car accident), then we've got some news for you

 While promoting the tour for her White House tell-all book, Unhinged, Omarosa stopped by Bill Maher's Real Time, where she was asked if the president really is "hot" for his eldest daughter, as Trump himself had suggested before getting into politics

Omarosa claimed that Trump "would pat her on the behind" in the White House, according to our sister site Deadline

 But guess what! That's not all!    "He would kiss her on the lips; he would rub her for a very long period of time

It was awkward," she added. Ivanka wasn't immune to reciprocating the strange behavior either, according to Omarosa

She "just loved…being Daddy's Little Girl," Omarosa said. "And always saying, 'My Daddy' and correcting herself – 'My father

'"  Trump's relationship with Ivanka has been raising eyebrows long before he entered office

In 2006, the pair appeared on The View together, and Trump was asked what he would do if Playboy put Ivanka on the cover

He said that he didn't think she would do that, adding, "although she does have a very nice figure

I've said that if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."  Earlier this year, Stormy Daniels also claimed in a 60 Minutes episode with Anderson Cooper that Trump told her, "You remind me of my daughter" after he allegedly had her spank him with a magazine he was on the cover of in 2006

For more infomation >> Omarosa Tells Bill Maher: Donald Trump Kisses Ivanka On The Lips While She Calls Him 'Daddy' - Daily - Duration: 2:31.

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khashoggi disappearance : Trump vows punishment if journalist was murdered by Saudis - Duration: 2:27.

For more infomation >> khashoggi disappearance : Trump vows punishment if journalist was murdered by Saudis - Duration: 2:27.

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Second Kim-Trump summit will take place in next couple of months: Bolton - Duration: 0:44.

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton has reaffirmed President Donald Trump's statement

on his planned second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Speaking on a local radio show on Friday,... Bolton said he thinks the summit will take

place (quote) "sometime in the next couple of months," but it depends on President Trump's

diplomatic efforts to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.

Bolton said the regime should "denuclearize completely and irreversibly" and if they can

do that... "the future could be very different for the North Korean people."

Bolton's remarks come after President Trump told reporters this week that the summit will

be held after the November 6th midterms.

For more infomation >> Second Kim-Trump summit will take place in next couple of months: Bolton - Duration: 0:44.

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Donald Trump Rahip Brunson'u Beyaz Saray'da ağırladı Erdoğanı Tebrik Etti - Duration: 18:27.

For more infomation >> Donald Trump Rahip Brunson'u Beyaz Saray'da ağırladı Erdoğanı Tebrik Etti - Duration: 18:27.

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America the Beautiful - Donald Trump - Duration: 3:03.

I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential

election if I win. I'm also honored to have the greatest temperament that

anybody has. I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I

wouldn't lose any voters okay it's like incredible. Would I approve

waterboarding? You bet your ass I'd approve it, you bet your ass. In a

heartbeat. What's the difference between a wet raccoon and Donald J Trump's hair?

A wet raccoon doesn't have 7 billion fucking dollars in the bank. He referred

to my hands- if they're small something else must be small. I guarantee you

there's no problem. I guarantee. He was saying that China has total respect for

Donald Trump and for Donald Trump's very very large...brain. I'm speaking with

myself number one because I have a very good brain and I've said a lot of things.

My administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the

history of our country... America's... so true.

Didn't expect that reaction but that's okay. Nobody knows the system better than

me, which is why I alone can fix it! I'm

actually a modest person, very modest. It's true. In fact many people tell me that

modesty is perhaps my best quality. Nobody has more respect for women than I

do, nobody. If Ivanka weren't my daughter perhaps

I'd be dating her. I'll admit it. I did try and fuck her. She was married. I moved in her like a

bitch. And when your star they let you do it. You can do anything, whatever you want-

grab them by the pussy. This was locker room talk. When Mexico sends its people,

they're not sending their best. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime,

their rapists. We're gonna build the wall, we have no choice, we have no choice. [cheering, crowd chanting "build that wall"]

[President Trump joins in on the chanting- "Build that wall!"]

[chanting continues]

For more infomation >> America the Beautiful - Donald Trump - Duration: 3:03.

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Sarah Silverman Attacks 'Too Far Gone' White Women Who Voted For Trump - Duration: 3:37.

Comedian Sarah Silverman attacked white women who voted for President Donald Trump in the

2016 presidential election, calling them "too far gone."

She also insulted Trump by referring to him as, "President Dumb Sh*t."

During a segment on her Hulu series "I Love You, America," Silverman said she wasn't

worried about the women who voted for the president and that she was only focused on

young people for November's midterm elections.

"God, I wish I could get through to the 52 percent of white women who put Trump in

office, but they're too far gone, so instead I am looking to young people," Silverman

said.

Later in the show, Silverman attacked the appearance of newly appointed Supreme Court

Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

"If I think of his frowny pink face and his Pert Plus hair one more time I'm gonna

puke," she said.

Silverman has attacked Kavanaugh on social media countless times since he was nominated

by Trump.

Aside from many of her comments asserting he was unqualified for the Supreme Court,

two reports from both the FBI and Senate indicated that there was no evidence to support allegations

that Kavanaugh was sexually inappropriate toward women in the 1980s.

The self-described progressive then called on young people to get out and vote in November's

midterm elections.

She said if young people don't want to listen to her, they should listen to what singer

Taylor Swift recently said.

"I know you don't want to hear this from me, your Auntie Sarah — who happens to have

a cherry bomb of a caboose, by the way—so take it from your buddy, Taylor Swift.

Yes, Taylor's a little late to the game and waited until the American leg of her tour

was over to speak up but hey, better late than never, ever, getting back together, f**k,

her songs are so catchy, look what you made me do."

Earlier this week, Swift made headlines when she announced via Instagram that she was endorsing

two Tennessee Democrats, Senate candidate Phil Bredesen and House of Representatives

candidate Jim Cooper.

Here's part of Swift's post:

"I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based

on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG.

I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color

is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.

I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans,

no matter their skin color, gender or who they love."

Silverman has made it clear on numerous occasions that she's a progressive who supports Independent

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

She has also issued a number of controversial tweets, where just last weekend she wrote

that she had fantasized about President Donald Trump being "held down" and violated."

"I hope you someday understand what it is to be held down against your will and violated.

Your compassion is startless," she wrote.

Silverman closed out her segment by insulting Trump.

"You know who should shut up?

Tax dodgers.

Which would be great, because then we wouldn't have to hear from big fat President Dumb Sh*t."

For more infomation >> Sarah Silverman Attacks 'Too Far Gone' White Women Who Voted For Trump - Duration: 3:37.

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Second Kim-Trump summit will take place in next couple of months: Bolton - Duration: 1:44.

One of the top officials in the U.S. government has reiterated that North Korean leader Kim

Jong-un and President Trump will hold their second face-to-face after the U.S. midterm

elections in early November.

Indications are that it will happen before the end of the year.

Cha Sang-mi has more.

As the two sides work behind the scenes to set up a highly-anticipated second summit

between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump, U.S. National Security

Advisor John Bolton has reaffirmed the U.S. leader's earlier statement on his plans.

Speaking in a radio interview with the Hugh Hewitt Show that aired on Friday, local time,...

Bolton said he thinks the summit will take place (quote) "sometime in the next couple

of months," but it depends on President Trump's diplomatic efforts to convince North Korea

to give up its nuclear weapons.

Bolton said President Trump "held the door open for North Korea", since the two leaders

met for the first time in Singapore in June and said were the regime to "denuclearize

completely and irreversibly" and "walk through the door, the future could be very different

for the North Korean people."

Bolton, known for his hawkish foreign policy outlook, told Hewitt that the combination

of the potential use of military force and the U.S.-led maximum pressure campaign on

the North's economy is what brought Kim to the table.

He also said President Trump was optimistic about his administration's relations with

the North, but he doesn't see stars in Trump's eyes about it,.. and that was the same for

him, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Secretary of Defense James Mattis.

Bolton's remarks come after President Trump recently told reporters that the summit will

be held after the November 6th midterms.

Trump also said three or four locations are being considered for the summit venue, but

they probably won't be heading back to Singapore.

Cha Sang-mi, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> Second Kim-Trump summit will take place in next couple of months: Bolton - Duration: 1:44.

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Donald Trump vows 'severe punishment' if Saudi Arabia murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi - Duration: 8:38.

 Donald Trump has vowed "severe punishment" for Saudi Arabia if it is proven that the kingdom was responsible for murdering Jamal Khashoggi, the missing journalist

   The US president said he was "very upset and angry" about the case and indicated that he was not fully convinced by the Saudis' repeated claims of innocence

 "Could it be them? Yes," he said. "In the not too distant future I think we'll know an answer," Trump told CBS News in an a "60 Minutes" interview that will air on Sunday

"We're going to get to the bottom of it and there will be severe punishment."  Mr Khashoggi, who would have turned 60 on Saturday, has not been seen since he went into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2

   Turkish officials claim to have tapes of Saudi operatives torturing and murdering Mr Khashoggi, possibly recorded by the journalist's own Apple Watch

Saudi Arabia has vehemently denied involvement in the journalists' disappearance

   While Mr Trump said he would punish Saudi Arabia, he said he would not cancel arms sales to the kingdom in response, as a bipartisan group of US senators have demanded

"I don't want to hurt jobs," he said.   Mr Trump, who has previously referred to journalists as "enemies of the people", said it was "really terrible and disgusting" that a journalist had been targeted

 Sources close to the royal court said the inner circle of Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, was shocked at the speed and intensity at which global anger over Mr Khashoggi's disappearance turned towards Saudi Arabia

   After eleven days of issuing blanket denials of responsibility but offering little evidence of its innocence, the Saudi government is now trying to chart a more proactive course to deal with the fallout while also trying to shield Crown Prince Mohammed's own reputation

   The crown prince has summoned home the Saudi ambassador in Washington, his younger brother Prince Khalid bin Salman, a former fighter pilot, for consultations on how to appease both the White House and Congress

   He also dispatched a team of Saudi officials to Ankara to meet with the Turkish government as part of a newly-formed "joint working group" to look into what happened to Mr Khashoggi

   The Saudi government is pointing to the joint group as evidence it is taking the situation seriously and hopes that the appearance of an investigative process will buy some time in the short term

   In a statement on Saturday, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud, the Saudi interior minister, "praised the cooperation with the brothers in Turkey through the Joint Investigation Commission and other official channels"

   His statement, which also denounced the "lies and baseless allegations" against the kingdom, was the first public comment by a Saudi minister since the crisis began on October 2

   A theory discussed in pro-Saudi circles is that Riyadh will try to get the Turks to agree to a joint statement explaining Mr Khashoggi's death in a way that causes minimal damage to Crown Prince Mohammed

   One possibility is to say Mr Khashoggi died of a heart attack inside the consulate and his body was hidden by panicked diplomatic staff

   It is not clear that Turkey could agree to a sanitised version of events, given that Turkish officials have leaked lurid claims to the press of Saudi spies and soldiers allegedly murdering Mr Khashoggi

 But Turkey has not made any official allegations nor presented any public evidence, leaving some diplomatic room for a compromise

Ties between Turkey and Saudi Arabia have been strained in recent years but neither regional power wants a complete breakdown in relations and a joint statement could offer a way out

   If Turkey refuses to go along and presents proof that Mr Khashoggi was murdered, the Saudi government may try to blame the killing on rogue elements of the security services and say Crown Prince Mohammed did not know of their plans

Turkish officials told Middle East Eye they suspected Saudi Arabia may take this course

    "It is not a feasible option, but at present, it looks like it's the only option and one that might head off the Senate's pursuit of the Global Magnitsky Act," Dr Neil Quilliam, senior research fellow at Chatham House

   US senators of both parties have banded together to trigger an investigation under the Global Magnitsky Act, a US law named after a Russian accountant murdered by the Kremlin

The law forces the White House to investigate suspected kidnappings and killings by foreign governments and to consider sanctions

   The senators have said the probe should look at whether the "highest ranking officials in the government of Saudi Arabia" were involved in Mr Khashoggi's death

   Blaming the security services comes with its own risks. Turkey may demand Saudi Arabia hand over the alleged killers for prosecution, potentially causing a backlash for Crown Prince Mohammed at home

   The prince would also be loath to say publicly that he was not fully in charge of the Saudi military

"He would face the question: does this guy have control over his own security forces? That in some ways is a worse question for MBS to face," said Richard Lebaron, non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council

   For now, the government looks set to hunker down and try to get through the Riyadh summit, scheduled for October 23

They will have been heartened to see that Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF, said she still planned to attend the summit even though she was "horrified" by reports of Mr Khashoggi's death

 

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