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Why Trump's tirades are losing their potency

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon
imageWorld leaders listen to President Trump speak at the General Assembly. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

President Trump on September 19 gave his inaugural speech to the United Nations General Assembly, where he characterized North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as a “rocket man on a suicide mission.” He also threatened to “totally destroy”...

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