Speakeasy: Vietor hat tips Weather Channel

“North Korea doesn’t need to spend this kind of money on a weather satellite. Go to weather.com.”

National Security Council spokesperson Tommy Vietor, on North Korea’s plan to launch a “weather satellite” in the next seven days. The U.S. maintains that this is a veil for a ballistic missile test, which is forbidden by U.N. sanctions on North Korea.

h/t: Politico Playbook

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