NYT Reports Pres. Trump Sought Options For Attacking Iran | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC

Nick Burns, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and Peter Baker join Andrea Mitchell to discuss the national security threats that accompany the stalled transition and the New York Times' new reporting on President Trump seeking military action against Iran's main nuclear site. "If we launched a military attack on any target in Iran, what we know about the Iranians is they do hit back," Amb. Burns says. "They could try to kidnap or kill American citizens anywhere in the world. They’ve done that in the past.” Aired on 11/17/2020.
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NYT Reports Pres. Trump Sought Options For Attacking Iran | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC

96 comments

    1. @Carol Kelly EXACTLY…..when someone SHOWS you WHO they ARE…… believe them the FIRST time !!! He SHOWED US his ROT during his campaign…..the mimicking the handicap was just the start of ROT to come from him !!

    2. @Cassandra Lyman EXACTLY….. he’s EXACTLY the ROT we SAID he IS …… point BLANK… straight UP SLIME !!!

  1. Its like Trump wants to take out his internal rage by endangering everyone else. Get rid of him. He is a petulent child who when doesn’t get his own way, he will react with as much vitriole, vengeance and violence to feel better inside himself. He, even at his age, has not grown up.

    1. @Josie Schulz Mike Pompeo wants and seeks support from Europe to bomb IRAN with Israel, before Donald Trump leaves the White House on JANUARY 20, 2021 , it betrays the West and the Christians for Israel and the Jewish lobby, AIPAC zoa

    2. @Truth91 Mike Pompeo wants and seeks support from Europe to bomb IRAN with Israel, before Donald Trump leaves the White House on JANUARY 20, 2021 , it betrays the West and the Christians for Israel and the Jewish lobby, AIPAC zoa

  2. He needs to be removed from office IMMEDIATELY. He is mentally unstable and will cause many thousands of deaths with his narcissistic and irrational rage.
    He must be removed and now.

    1. He needs to be removed as we speak. Trump is evil and the devil is working thru his body and mind. He is willing to start a war to get what he wants. To this day I don’t understand how some people can support this. Please get him out there before he is doing something the whole world is regretting it.

    1. Corey Allen, Clinton was investigated ad nauseam with no charges ever brought. Trump and his sycophants are guilty of crimes against the country and humanity. If Biden’s Justice Department doesn’t bring charges, Democrats will lose the next election to a third party.

    2. @Cory Allen Learn history before making dumb comments. Oh, I forgot you must be a Trump supporter. Did you ever hear of the Nuremberg trials? That’s why many of Hitler’s officers fled like cockroaches to avoid trial and certain death. Look it up. Educate yourself and then get over it.

    3. ​@sbgibbons99 States are just as if not more responsible for handling of the virus. The entire world is struggling with it.
      trying to pin the blame on one person is ridiculous.

    1. All people stay together. if other countries are tattooed. Russian will enter the country to take place. and not an america.

    2. Trump wants to leave Joe Biden and the American nation in desaster, this is his way of getting back if he’s ever arrested. It’s Trump payback at the risk of every man woman and child. He has no value for any lives, power and his own agenda is paramount. Wirld leaders relationship has been marred with distrust with Trump. What else left for trump to do?? Treated to take everyone down with him or save him from going to jail by sending fear in the American people and throughout the world. He wants the world to support pardoning him.
      Other countries secrets are not safe with Trump, if he’s not pardon. Trump tongue is a real threat and danger to whoever near and far spreading misinformation to drag them in the mud with him. A very bitter and twisted man.
      Well this is only my views of what seems so blatant.

    3. @cruz silva Actually you are sort of right yet also wrong. Congress is necessary for war to be declared BUT a president can initiate military action against another country which that country could view as an act of war by the US. So in reality trump could get us in a war without him declaring war.

    1. @David Dennison Open your eyes, Trump doesn’t care about the presidency anymore, he knows he lost it already, and knows he can’t change the election in the courts. He is resorting to plan B: What he is doing is setting everything up for his re-election in 2024. He will start a chaos on his way out of the WH. That will be in the form of a war or anything like that, then Biden will be busy dealing with it for 3 years, and by 2023 he will accuse Biden of mishandling the situation and will re-energize his sheep-like base, then he will run as “the savor who will save America from the chaos (that he himself generated on his way out).
      Right now he is just taking a small lose (the 2020 election), but he will come back in 2024 as a glorious “chosen one” to save America…., and by that time if Biden is not doing great, Trump will have the proof he needs to sell his view that democrats can’t govern the country. You will see it.

  3. Trump is losing his mind. Why are we allowing this President destroy America on his last lil over 2 months in office.

    1. Liberty Freedom, as James Carville said recount them again watch him lose twice! The recount in Georgia has actually increased the lead for Biden. The world leaders are refusing to officially welcome Pompeo, and they are congratulating Biden. Trump is losing every lawsuit, and Giuliani is filing suits claiming voter fraud, then finally admitting that the suit isn’t about fraud. Trump is now committing acts of sedition by attempting to sabotage the government before Biden assumes office. He’s a weak petty little man, and proving it by his actions.

    1. This. He’s already proven he is more than willing to be petty and vengeful against those he doesn’t like/who he sees has wronged him somehow. That he would do this on the global scale is unforgivable.

    2. Trump is already sabotaging every part of the government he can, so GOP blame Biden for everything for the next 4 years.

    1. April Hylan, did you ever expect anything different? Trump has no regard for the country or the people. He never has, and never will. I said it was going to get worse the closer it got to election, and when he lost he would try to burn the country down before Biden assumes office. What Trump is doing amounts to sedition. These are the actions of a petulant five year old.

    1. I doubt the military will attack. I hope Iran will drop a bomb on Trump’s properties. They know what he’s doing.

    2. Trump is taking revenge because he lost the election. Spoiled man baby having numerous tantrums. Sad 😆

    3. “Hurts america”?

      America creates wars. Millions die. Millions more are rendered stateless. They try and escape their plight. The influx results in societal upheaval and discord in neighbouring countries and beyond – American shores not so ‘easily’ reached.

      Acts of terror increase. Europe and Asia bare the brunt.

      America actually does quite well for itself – her economy flourishes. Her military complex rakes-in the cash.

      Hopefully he’ll be dissuaded from initiating a nuclear holocaust – if only for the sake of special allies in the region. 🤞🏽

    1. He is the antichrist. As evil as a y creature can be. He hates himself for his inadequate nature and his lack of intelligence a d by hating himself he hates everyone else. He needs to go now before he ends the world. NO ONE IN THE US CAN STOP HIM BLOWI G UP THE WORLD. THOSE ON GOVERNMENT ARE COWARDS AND THE ARMY A D POLI E ARE UNDER HIS SPELL.

    2. @Barbara Winterbourne it’s important we don’t start our own conspiracy theories. There are still good men and women working hard to protect our democracy, Constitution, and country. Those whose allegiance is to the U.S of A and not one man, and will defend against anyone trying to do irreparable harm, even the President. Have hope, the nightmare will soon be over.

    3. Trump is deliberately trying to start a war doesn’t care about American soldiers lives are American citizens life

    1. @Brian Nave the machines are not connected to internet. Good luck with the “hacking”
      Putin is squeezing Snowden’s balls – only a gullible fool would pay attention to what he has to say

    2. @Muddy Water lie, trump lost. Their is not a massive plan of election fraud. Trump has lied and gaslighted the american people. Trump is dangerous for the world.

    3. @Pamela Mattox oh’ no? Take a good long hard look at Michigan… and listen to what comes out of the governor’s mouth.

    1. Trump support are demon minded people who come from the back woods devil worship people poor loser who live in ancient times.

  4. Trump is deliberately trying to start a war doesn’t care about American soldiers lives are American citizens life

    1. Chris Chris, I tried last year, they weren’t taking 67 year olds. What about you? Understanding global politics is apparently something neither you, or Trump know nothing about.

    2. Trump killed more Americans through his covid mismanagement than 5 wartime presidents combined. Nothing is important to trump except staying in office and creating a fake legacy.

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