While Obama’s old cronies and liberals at large are melting down over President Trump’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly, Trump’s also receiving some praise for getting tough on dictators, including North Korea’s “Rocket Man,” Kim Jong Un.
HuffPost’s Jennifer Bendery managed to catch up with Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, who was glad to hear someone “talk turkey” about North Korea.
! "It's about time somebody talked turkey on that little bastard over there." — Orrin Hatch on Trump's UN speech about NK/Rocket Man
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) September 19, 2017
We’d love to have that on tape, but we can practically hear it anyway.
What is your source? I'd love to read it. ? can't believe he used that language after chastising Trump for Morning Jo and Mika remark.
— PollyannaHopes (@notiro03) September 19, 2017
My source? Me!
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) September 19, 2017
It might sound like a parody if it were anyone but Hatch, but this quote sounds totally legit. And we like it.
so there's this! https://t.co/7LMFi5hIPg
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) September 19, 2017
that "little bastard" Rocketman hahaha https://t.co/j3ZcKkixVY
— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) September 19, 2017
Saucy https://t.co/NcVg0zMhgh
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) September 19, 2017
I adore @senorrinhatch https://t.co/JcdsKRoyXm
— Shoshana Weissmann (@senatorshoshana) September 19, 2017
surprised this wasn't a trump nickname for one of his primary opponents https://t.co/PTLF3mGdsz
— Sarah Boxer (@Sarah_Boxer) September 19, 2017
Canada? Literally shaking.
Again: US lawmakers deliver quotes on a whole other level. https://t.co/VWet1T1NxR
— Alexander Panetta (@Alex_Panetta) September 19, 2017
Not everyone was a fan of Hatch’s assessment.
This is an elected lawmaker who is in the line of presidential succession. Let that sink in. https://t.co/TohDXqTzKX
— Scribulatora (@Scribulatora) September 19, 2017
And Orrin Hatch is third in the line of succession to the presidency. Horrifying. https://t.co/2vLESYLHpz
— Steve Elde (@steve_elde) September 19, 2017
Guess Steve had better pray that Donald Trump and Mike Pence remain in office, then.
There is nothing wrong with mocking, much less condemning, the Kim Jong Uns of the world in any forum. We need more of it from our leaders.
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) September 19, 2017
sometimes lawmakers curse and it makes their quotes more fun. but it's always best in the rare moments when orrin hatch does it https://t.co/6Dmw8ZEP1P
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) September 19, 2017
Agreed.
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Sen. Orrin Hatch doesn’t even need words to conquer PETA’s bacon challenge https://t.co/FTXM43BpmS
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 29, 2017
