Published 16:35 IST, December 27th 2019
From Imran Khan to Donald Trump: Here are some memorable political quotes of the decade
From Imran Khan to Donald Trump, check out the most memorable political quotes of the decade. Boris Johnson and Jacinda Ardern also feature on the list.
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last dece has seen some very significant shift in political discourse of world. Many countries that were historically left-leaning have shifted towards right in recent past. shift towards right is blamed upon massive migrant crisis that has hit world from east to west. dece saw right-wing leers like Narendra Modi, Donald Trump, Boris Johnson getting elected by a huge majority that left failed to predict.
Most memorable political quotes of dece
rth Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, who is famous for grabbing helines recently took over presidency of rth Korea from his far Kim Jong Il, in 2011. However, unlike his far, he decided to take on United States himself. rth Korea h been developing nuclear weapons for quite some time w and Kim knew perfectly how to get US on talking tables.
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In September 2017, Kim issued a threat that forced US President Donald Trump to meet him in person nine months later. Kim said:
" entire United States is within range of our nuclear weapons; a nuclear button is always on my desk. This is reality, t a threat." Donald Trump became first US president in history to meet a rth Korean dictator.
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most shocking result that came in this dece was when Donald Trump got elected as 45th President of United States in 2016. But when Trump was running for presidency he me one of most controversial comments of his life. Trump while dressing Mexican immigrant crisis said:
"When Mexico sends its people, y’re t sending ir best. y’re t sending you. y’re t sending you. y’re sending people that have lots of problems, and y’re bringing those problems with m. y’re bringing drugs. y’re bringing crime. y’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."
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Boris Johnson is one of most controversial Prime Minister that United Kingdom has ever elected. Johnson recently won UK polls by a huge majority and will complete Brexit process with European Union by 2020. Boris on EU delaying Brexit said:
"I'd rar be de in a ditch. I just don't...I really need... [EU] cost a billion pounds a month, it achieves absolutely thing. What is point of furr delay?"
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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won hearts after her very mature handling of dely Christchurch attack that killed 50 people. Jacinda while dressing people of New Zealand said:
"That's why you will never hear me mention his name. He is a terrorist, he is a criminal, he is an extremist. But he will, when I speak, be nameless. He may have sought toriety, but we in New Zealand will give him thing. t even his name."
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Pakistan's Imran Khan h been calling for democracy in his country until he took over as Prime Minister in August 2018. Imran Khan once said:
"One is actually democracy here, you kw, people are, people, assume that this election means that re is democracy in Pakistan. re is democracy."
Imran Khan was a staunch critic of Pakistan's democratic process and its Army's involvement in politics. As an Opposition leer, Imran Khan always challenged his government and army to follow rms of a democratic society but everything changed in 2018 when he took over as prime minister. Poll experts believe that he sided with army to oust n prime minister Nawaz Sharif as many accuse m of rigging election.
16:35 IST, December 27th 2019