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Congressman Who Disrespected
North Korea Ignores Warning, Tests Missles: Now What?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Pres. Obama In 2009 By Yelling
‘You Lie’ Hears Same Words From
Irate Constituents
The congressman who heckled former President Barack Obama during a speech eight years ago finally got a taste of his own medi- cine at a crowded town hall event in Graniteville, S.C., Monday, April 11.
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) had his words thrown back at him as attendees, angered over Congress’ plans to repeal and replace Obamacare, began shouting “You lie!” in response to Wilson’s re- marks about health care re- form, local station WRDW-TV reported.
He gained national atten- tion in 2009 when he yelled the same invective at Presi- dent Obama as he delivered an address to a joint session of Congress.
The state representative dis- cussed a number of issues and topics at Monday’s event, but it was his stance on health care that drew the loudest and longest boos from the audi- ence of over 100.
Republican Congressman Joe Wilson got booed and called ‘a liar’ at hometown town hall meeting on Monday.
The United States, its allies and China are working to- gether on a range of re- sponses to North Korea's latest failed ballistic missile test, U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser said on Sunday, citing what he called an interna- tional consensus to act.
H.R. McMaster indicated that Trump was not consid- ering military action for now.
McMaster added: "There is an international consensus now, including the Chinese leadership, that this is a situ- ation that just cannot con- tinue.”
Tensions have risen as Trump takes a hard rhetori- cal line with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who has rebuffed admonitions from China and proceeded with nuclear and missile pro- grams seen by Washington as a direct threat.
Trump acknowledged on Sunday that the softer line he had taken on China's man- agement of its currency was linked to China's help on the North Korea issue.
The Trump administration is focusing its North Korea strategy on tougher economic sanctions, possibly including an oil embargo, a global ban
on its airline, intercepting cargo ships and punishing Chinese banks doing business with Pyongyang, Reuters re- ported last week, citing U. S. officials
While Trump has em- ployed tough rhetoric in re- sponse to North Korea's recent missile tests, the new U. S. president's options ap- pear limited in dealing with a challenge that has vexed his Oval Office predecessors.
Most options fall into four categories: economic sanc- tions, covert action, diplo- matic negotiations and military force.
The North Korean missile blew up almost immediately after its test launch on Sun- day, the U. S. Pacific Com- mand said.
Hours later, U. S. Vice President Mike Pence landed in South Korea for talks on the North's increas- ingly defiant arms program. His visit came a day after North Korea held a military parade in its capital, Py- ongyang, marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of founding father Kim Il Sung. What appeared to be new long-range ballistic mis- siles were on display in the parade.
Although the Republicans now control Congress and the White House, they have been unable to keep their promise to replace Obamacare with a better system. Some GOP law- makers have not scheduled town halls during their Easter recess over fear of facing angry constituents back home.
“People feel really let down by Joe Wilson, and there’s a lot of really high emotion when it comes to him,”said
Julie Edwards, a local phar- macist who is part of a Demo- cratic grass-roots movement. “A lot of it comes down to dis- respecting President Barack Obama. Even a lot of Republicans in our state were facepalming over that.”
Wilson’s spokeswoman, Leacy Burke, downplayed the incident. She said that the chant lasted less than a minute in an otherwise “posi- tive event’ that lasted nearly two hour.
Trump Supporter Accused Of Assaulting Woman At Rally Blames Him
A Donald Trump sup- porter who allegedly as- saulted a young woman during a campaign rally last year is claiming the president is to blame in his response to a lawsuit against him.
Alvin Bamberger, 75, who is accused of shoving protester Kashiya Nwanguma at a Louisville, Kentucky, rally on March 1, 2016, alleges in a cross claim filed Friday that he would not have touched the woman had then-candidate Trump not urged his supporters to re- move protesters from the venue.
Kashiya Nwangma was assaulted at Trump rally for heckling him.
Bamberger had no prior intention to act as he did," reads the response to the suit filed in U.S. District Court for Western Kentucky. "Bam-
berger would not have acted as he did without Trump and/or the Trump Cam- paign's specific urging and inspiration."
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