What was he thinking? Oh, wait …
Rep. Keith Ellison, the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, declared that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is acting more responsibly than President Trump.
Immediately after making the comment, Ellison regretted it and tried to retract his words.
“North Korea is a serious thing,” the Minnesota Democrat said during a question-and-answer session at the progressive Netroots Nation conference in Atlanta on Friday.
“You have this guy making bellicose threats against somebody else who has very little to lose over there,” he said, referring to Trump. “Kim Jong Un, the world always thought he was not a responsible leader; well, he’s acting more responsible than this guy is. And what I’m telling you is once you start seeing missile launches, you’re going to see—the time for cranking up the anti-war machine is right now. So if you don’t want to get caught, deer-in-the-headlights, start calling for diplomacy in North Korea immediately.”
Upon leaving the panel, Ellison sought to do damage control, telling The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel that he wished he had not made the remark.
“That was one of those I wish I’d not said,” Ellison said. “It’s tailor-made for somebody to misuse. I’d say, he’s being incredibly irresponsible, and he’s putting us in a situation where you could have an accidental launch. I mean, his rhetoric might make Kim Jong Un think that he needs to strike first. What we need is someone bringing calm to the situation, not spiking it.”
Though Ellison tried to walk back initially comparing the President of the United States to the unhinged dictator of North Korea, his underlying thoughts seem alarming. Democrats appear to be playing a dangerous game of using the threat of nuclear war as a way to tear down Trump.
The Republican National Committee’s rapid-response director, Michael Ahrens, sent video of Ellison’s remarks to reporters, calling it “insane,” according to The Washington Post.
With radical beliefs like these, Democrats need to decide whether the DNC’s Keith Ellison deserves to speak for their party going forward. https://t.co/KNcFVZm6Pt
— Michael Ahrens (@michael_ahrens) August 11, 2017
“With radical beliefs like these, Democrats need to decide whether Keith Ellison deserves to speak for their party going forward,” Ahrens said.
This is absolutely insane, even for the DNC’s Keith Ellison. https://t.co/hkS8n65Hd1
— Michael Ahrens (@michael_ahrens) August 11, 2017
Ahrens was not alone in his criticism, as many reactions on Twitter agreed.
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Trump Derangement Syndrome has reached critical level in top Democrat Keith Ellison. https://t.co/hqWxPvfnm2
— Rep. Steven Smith (@RepStevenSmith) August 12, 2017
You libs have gone completely freaking mental. It’s ok for Korea to threaten Guam and Japan but Trump responding is bad? GFY
— FREE SPEECH IS DEAD (@magpulmaster1) August 12, 2017
This was borderline ridiculous but now the left is so built on hate for Trump they rather praise a dictator set on the destruction of usa
— Josh Kabler (@jkeebz07) August 12, 2017
In a battle between the US and N.Korea- you chose N.Korea? What the hell is wrong with you?
— donmatt236 (@donmatt236) August 12, 2017
One may not be a fan of Trump but this is just a dumb thing to say
— Zbepo (@zbepo) August 12, 2017
I truly hope someone at the @GOP is keeping all these sound bites for 2018. The ads will be stellar.
— Murican Covfefe (@GenericDisdain1) August 12, 2017
Rhetoric coming from a guy who supports #antifa, #ShariaLaw & Destruction of America. Just Leave the country now!
https://t.co/C3FfvJN3wu— Kevin W. (@kwilli1046) August 12, 2017
Right about now I too am wishing Ellison was made DNC chair
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 12, 2017
Wow. Just wow
— Don’t Get Mad (@DontBeSad2017) August 12, 2017
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