Published 10:45 IST, October 23rd 2020
US Presidential Debate: Trump claims 'good relations' with Kim on Biden's 'thugs' remark
Democratic Challenger in the US Elections 2020, Joe Biden attacked incumbent Donald Trump for ‘legitimising’ North Korea by meeting with its Supreme Leader.
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Democratic Challenger in US Elections 2020, Joe Biden attacked incumbent Donald Trump for ‘legitimising’ rth Korea by meeting with its Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. Since Biden called rth Korean leaders “thugs”, Trump reiterated his “very good relationship” with Kim. US President called rth Korean Supreme Leader as a “different kind of guy” and assumed that Kim “probably” thinks same about him.
Donald Trump claimed that it is “t a bad thing” to have relations with Kim Jong Un and mocked former US President Barack Obama saying that Kim "doesn’t like" him. He also said that Democrats "let us a mess". Trump even ted that US is "t at war" with rth Korea.
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moderator mentioned how despite Trump promising that re has t been a war or a long-range missile test, however, recently rth Korea rolled out its “biggest ever” intercontinental ballistic missile. Trump retaliated saying that even Obama viewed Korean nation as a threat to start a nuclear war and since US w holds a “good relationship”, re is war.
Donald Trump said, “I have a very good relationship with him. Different kind of a guy, but he probably thinks same thing about me. We have a different kind of a relationship. We have a very good relationship and re’s war.”
“You kw what? rth Korea, we’re t in a war. We have a good relationship. People don’t understand. Having a good relationship with leaders of or countries is a good thing,” replied Trump when pressed by Joe Biden.
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Trump attacks India on 'filthy' climate
US President made an uncalled attack at its ally, India and called it’s climate “filthy” during final face-off with Joe Biden at Nashville on October 23. Few minutes before 90-minute debate was expected to wrap up, moderator Kristen Welker talked about environmental crisis especially when US President has denied science, slammed teen activist Greta Thunberg and even abandoned Paris Climate Accord of 2015.
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Opposing science, yet again, Trump talked about how air and water are “clean” in United States and mentioned that he “loves environment”. Even though experts across globe have continuously warned about degrading climate, Trump made an unverified claim saying that US has “best Carbon emission numbers that we’ve had in 35 years” and added that nation is “working very well”.
It was after this that US President went on to compare United States with or nations and called ir climate “filthy” including India. Trump even justified pulling America out of climate accord by saying that country would have to spend “trillions of dollars” and US was “treated unfairly”.
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10:46 IST, October 23rd 2020