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The super-secret code name of Trump’s ‘super-duper missile’ is … Donald Trump | Richard Wolffe

The administration is publicizing Bolton’s book by trying to stop its publication – but maybe the super-duper missile will self-destruct
‘Consistency may be the hobgoblin of little minds, but it is the magic orb of little strongmen.’ Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Last month, Donald Trump blabbed his mouth about a brand new, top-secret weapon in front of own gobsmacked military leaders.

“I call it the super-duper missile,” he blurted, displaying all he’s learned in three and a half years as the commander-in-chief of the world’s greatest fighting force. “And I heard the other night, 17 times faster than what they have right now.”

By the powers of deduction, we can now reveal the super-secret code name of this most awesome missile, capable of delivering the swiftest possible destructive power to the highest value targets. Its name is Donald Trump.

For the last several that China was “raping our country” with trade and currency policies that he called “the greatest theft in the history of the world”.

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