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President Trump tweets again, and again the world wonders what the goal of his tweets are. On Sunday, the president tweeted that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson should not be wasting his time attempting to negotiate with North Korea.

…Save your energy Rex, we'll do what has to be done! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2017

This comes the day after Tillerson, who was in Beijing at the time, said that the administration has direct lines of communication with North Korea. If that’s true, then why would President Trump put that out when he could say it on the phone or in person? Also, what is he implying when he says, “we’ll do what has to be done?” Is he trying to accomplish something that we are not seeing?

Here is CBS News’ coverage of President Trump’s comments regarding Secretary of State Tillerson’s negotiation efforts:

From repeatedly talking about destroying North Korea to his constantly calling Kim Jung-un “little rocket man,” President Trump’s rhetoric with North Korea has often been very aggressive. A recent example is his comment about retaliating with “fire and fury.”

Here is NBC News’ coverage of President Trump’s North Korea “will be met with fire and fury” comment:

Throughout all of this, President Trump has continued to up the levels of tension with North Korea, but why is he doing this? Is he just not able to control himself or is he trying to distract us from something he doesn’t want us focusing on? Then again, is he just trying to out-bully a bully? These are the thoughts being expressed by many Americans.

Some out there believe that getting in North Korea’s face is needed. That we have to be aggressive, because the time for talking is just about at an end. We have been trying to be nice for decades and it has clearly failed. Now that we have a leader unafraid of the consequences, we have to show that if North Korea tries anything, the United States will put them in their place. This is definitely a stance President Trump seems pleased to take, as evidenced by the following tweet:



Being nice to Rocket Man hasn't worked in 25 years, why would it work now? Clinton failed, Bush failed, and Obama failed. I won't fail. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2017

On the other hand, it could be that President Trump’s rhetoric is just making things worse. It is possible that Kim Jung-un is someone who has never been treated like this and wounding his pride will only goad him into taking action against us faster. There is also the theory that President Trump takes to Twitter in order to stir up a controversy so we will be distracted and not see what is going on somewhere else. If so, is using North Korea as a distraction actually endangering the world for his own political gains?

The issue

Is President Trump’s rhetoric the right way to go? Is showing no fear and no willingness to back down in this situation the right approach? Is he making a volatile situation worse with his constant personal attacks on North Korea’s leader and his threats of total destruction?



In support of Trump’s North Korean rhetoric



Negotiating with ‘Rocket Man’ is a Waste of Time – Trump Talks on North Korea https://t.co/kSIPdoPDTf pic.twitter.com/1DdTJMHp6I — kingsley Buna (@kingsley060) October 2, 2017

Trump said it's a waste of time to negotiate with North Korea. He's right. You can't negotiate with evil. You can only eliminate it. — Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) October 1, 2017

Liberals more upset by tweets from Trump than they are a lunatic dictator in North Korea armed with nukes. Smdh — 65gibson (@mr65gibson) September 22, 2017

In opposition to Trump’s North Korean rhetoric

Totally unacceptable that @POTUS – any POTUS – would demean a #SecState while abroad pursuing diplomacy #NorthKorea https://t.co/bEZs2PBkuD — Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) October 1, 2017

If diplomacy prevents just one soldier from having to die on the battlefield, it is worth the energy — William J. Perry (@SecDef19) October 1, 2017

This cancer on the presidency could be deadly Trump: Rex Tillerson 'wasting his time' with North Korea negotiations https://t.co/p7lO70Pc3j — Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) October 1, 2017

Once again proving that Trump's tweets are a grave national security threat. It's a force multiplier for his tiny hands. #Trump #NorthKorea https://t.co/b0yOx8M4Us — Morgan Kaplan (@MorganLKaplan) September 22, 2017

So, what do you think? Is President Trump’s North Korean rhetoric necessary?