Sen. Feinstein on North Korea: Trump ‘Is Not Helping the Situation With His Bombastic Comments’

As the reactions pour in over President Trump‘s warning of “fire and fury” if North Korea escalates, one Democratic senator is already criticizing him for pushing the rhetoric a little too far.

Feinstein released a statement this afternoon following the news of new reporting about North Korean missiles and the President’s comments today:

“Isolating the North Koreans has not halted their pursuit of nuclear weapons. And President Trump is not helping the situation with his bombastic comments. There is no question that North Korea is seeking to add a nuclear warhead to an ICBM capable of reaching the United States.

“What this tells me is that our policy of isolating North Korea has not worked. The United States must quickly engage North Korea in a high-level dialogue without any preconditions. Hopefully, Secretary Tillerson is already discussing the possibility of reopening talks with our Asian partners during his current trip. In my view, diplomacy is the only sound path forward.”

Senator John McCain also weighed in to express his concerns:

McCain on Trump's NK comment: "I take exception to the President's comments because you've gotta be sure you can do what you say you can do"

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) August 8, 2017

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