Leon Panetta: Does Trump think Kim Jong Un is ‘attacking his manhood?’

Published August 9, 2017 1:47pm ET



Former Secretary of Defense and CIA director Leon Panetta questioned whether President Trump would lead the U.S. into nuclear war if he feels North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “attacking his manhood.”

“You’ve got two bullies chiding each other with outrageous comments — and it doesn’t help the situation in terms of trying to resolve something that has to be resolved peacefully … because the consequences of nuclear war would be devastating,” Panetta told Politico.

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