{"id":48076,"date":"2017-10-18T06:22:17","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T06:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=48076"},"modified":"2017-10-18T06:22:17","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T06:22:17","slug":"clinton-blasts-trump-handling-of-north-korea-as-picking-fights-with-kim-makes-him-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/clinton-blasts-trump-handling-of-north-korea-as-picking-fights-with-kim-makes-him-smile.html","title":{"rendered":"Clinton blasts Trump handling of North Korea as picking fights with Kim makes him smile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Clinton blasts Trump handling of North Korea as picking fights with Kim makes him smile<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Clinton blasts Trump handling of North Korea as picking fights with Kim makes him smile:- HILLARY Clinton has taken a veiled swipe at Donald Trump over his North Korea threats, warning it only makes Kim Jong-un smile amid fears the world is on the brink of war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Mrs Clinton\u2019s comment comes as Kim Jong-un and President Trump have been locked in a war of words, with both sides threatening to \u201ctotally destroy\u201d the other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The former Secretary of State did not mention Trump by name, but said: \u201dPicking fights with Kim Jong-un puts a smile on his face.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Mrs Clinton also warned that &#8220;cavalier&#8221; 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