Will The Blowhard Blow Us Up Analysis

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Maureen Dowd 's central focus in her column "Will The Blowhard Blow Us Up?" is the tension between two leaders and the probability of a nuclear war. The hostile exchange of words between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and our president caused citizens an understandable amount of concern. Dowd shows her distaste of Trumps actions by including a quote from an interview with Trump biographer Michael D 'Antonio. According to D’Antonio "He (Trump) is only comfortable dominating and forcing others into submission. When that 's not happening, he experiences an almost physical discomfort because he feels unsafe..." This meaning that Trump feels as if in order to stay “in charge” he must use fear tactics, which in this case, is the fire and fury