It was no surprise that politicians and pundits scrambled Tuesday afternoon after President Trump promised to meet further threats from North Korea with “fire, fury, and frankly, power.” Still, it’s always surprising to see how quickly alumni from the Obama administration emerge from the woodwork to throw in their two cents on the mess they left behind.
Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications under Barack Obama, is always on hand to lend his expertise, and Tuesday was no exception. Rhodes, the “storyteller” credited with strategizing and running the Iran deal messaging campaign, certainly knows a thing or two about hostile foreign powers with an eye on building nuclear arsenals.
US should pursue diplomacy for interim understanding that limits NK nuke and missile program in exchange for limited steps by US + partners
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) August 8, 2017
OK, thanks. We’ll be in touch.
The guy who helped orchestrate the terrible Iran Nuclear deal is lecturing us on North Korea. No thanks dude.
— Ben Albarn (@BenAlbarn) August 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/FrankelJeremy/status/895039247664721920
Architect of the Iran Deal thinks he's qualified to lecture people about diplomacy https://t.co/KR6sUSQYbo
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) August 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/rottencoreblah/status/895038929224830976
It's like, I actually think you can't get more insufferable. Or wrong. And then you do. https://t.co/b4CtZUWhyQ
— Rachel Bovard (@rachelbovard) August 8, 2017
You should aim for an interim understanding that you seldom have a good idea. https://t.co/6iGzTNwAGI
— The Meturgeman (@DraftRyan2016) August 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/notthefakeDH/status/895042852052500481
The man who spun lies for the Iran nuclear deal is lecturing us on Noth Korea. You really are a joke @brhodes ??? https://t.co/GVWIJN8BiR
— Ben Albarn (@BenAlbarn) August 8, 2017
You and Obama had the ball and dropped it on Trump, now you want to make stupid comments about making deals like the one you made with Iran
— perry bevels (@bevels_perry) August 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/895038552165105664
Then send them a pallet of cash and create an echo chamber to convince people it's a good idea. https://t.co/3a31QOoayN
— Dan ?? (@danieltobin) August 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/josh_hammer/status/895038079031009280
https://twitter.com/JeffGoulash/status/895039060074541056
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Ben Rhodes doesn’t think selling our democracy to Russia is funny; Iran, however… https://t.co/N8SNmikHfh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 18, 2017
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