9 terrifying things Donald Trump has publicly said about nuclear weapons
On Wednesday, MSNBCs Joe Scarborough passed on an intriguing piece of gossip: Donald Trump, speaking with a foreign policy expert, repeatedly asked why cant we use nuclear weapons.
Scarboroughs claim was thinly sourced. He didnt reveal the identity of the expert advising Trump or even where he learned the information. Information attributed to anonymous sources is inherently suspect.
But one need not rely on anonymous sources to glean Trumps views on nuclear weapons. He has broached the subject repeatedly on the campaign trail. Several of his public comments are similar to Scarboroughs account while others are terrifying in their own way.
Trump said he might use nuclear weapons and questioned why we would make them if we wouldnt use them
MATTHEWS: Well, why would you why wouldnt you just say, I dont want to talk about it. I dont want to talk about nuclear weapons. Presidents dont talk about use of nuclear weapons?
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