Steven Bannon, the president’s chief strategist, also said the US needs a tougher stand on trade with China
President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon says there’s no military solution to the threat posed by North Korea and its nuclear ambitions, despite the president’s recent pledge to answer further aggression with “fire and fury.”
In an interview with The American Prospect posted online Wednesday, Bannon tells the liberal publication that the U. S. is losing the economic race against China. He also talks about purging his rivals from the Defense and State departments.
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
“There’s no military solution (to North Korea’s nuclear threats) , forget it, ” Bannon said. “Until somebody solves the part of the equation that shows me that 10 million people in Seoul don’ t die in the first 30 minutes from conventional weapons, I don’ t know what you’ re talking about, there’s no military solution here, they got us.”
Trump tweeted earlier Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “made a very wise and well-reasoned decision” by backing down after heightening fears of nuclear conflict in a series of combative threats, including against the U. S. territory of Guam.
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Bannon also outlined his push for the U.
