OLD: 'Fire and Fury' is going to start a nuclear war!; NEW: Hey, look, North Korea backed down on Guam

North Korea seems to have backed down on firing missiles toward Guam:

Standoff w/North Korea appears to have eased; Kim says no missiles will be fired at Guam (North Korean state run media)

— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) August 15, 2017

North Korea abandons plan to launch missiles towards Guam: report https://t.co/HJ3TLubvYr pic.twitter.com/Bhsn6kXZS8

— The Hill (@thehill) August 15, 2017

Weird, right? What could have changed their minds?

Say What?
North Korea backs off threat of bombing Guam media laudes "rational" Kim Jong Un none give @realDonaldTrump stern warnings credit

— Charles V Payne (@cvpayne) August 15, 2017

North Korea dropped plans to attack Guam, which is weird because the smart people said the President's words would escalate the situation

— Sean Spicier (@sean_spicier) August 15, 2017

North Korea blinked and decided to back down
Looks like another win for the @POTUS #ChooChooBaby

— Diamond and Silk® (@DiamondandSilk) August 15, 2017

Oh yeah … that:

Trump’s threat to North Korea of ‘fire and fury’ has people either in a panic or making jokes https://t.co/ED6bZNofze

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 8, 2017

To be fair, General Mattis might have had something to do with it, too:

Secretary Mattis: If North Korea shoots at us, “that’s called war” pic.twitter.com/cu7htnc5gB

— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) August 15, 2017

But Donald Trump Jr., of all people, shared an article crediting China with the de-escalation:

China hands Trump a win on North Korea crisis https://t.co/Gbaf0dMb5P

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 15, 2017

Update: Credit for both!

Trump and Xi deserve credit for North Korea climbdown over Guam.

Hopefully also helps reduce tensions in US-China relationship.

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) August 15, 2017

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