Trump tantrumed that he is not a baby when he was challenged on his claim that he loves brutal North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

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Stahl: I want to read you his resume, okay? He presides over a cruel kingdom of repression, gulags, starvation, reports that he had his half-brother assassinated, slave labor, public executions. This is a guy you love?

Trump: Sure. I know all these things. I mean– I’m not a baby. I know these things.

Stahl: I know, but why do you love that guy?

Trump: Look, look. I– I– I like– I get along with him, okay?

Stahl: But you love him.

Trump: Okay. That’s just a figure of speech.

Stahl: Just like– no, it’s like an embrace.

Trump: It– well, let it be an embrace. Let it be whatever it is to get the job done.

Stahl: Yeah, but he’s a bad guy.

Trump: Look. Let it be whatever it is. I get along with him really well. I have a good energy with him. I have a good chemistry with him. Look at the horrible threats that were made. No more threats. No more threats.

Trump hates being called a baby

Trump can’t stand being called a baby, but he immediately began tantruming like a small child when he was hit between the eyes with the facts about his best friend, Kim Jong-un. Remember, Trump isn’t a baby. He just doesn’t care about the evil and brutality of the North Korean regime. Human rights have no place in the Trump administration and anyone who challenges this president best be prepared for a poor little rich boy fit of epic proportions.

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