The weight the person carries provides the context for the 'threat'.
If I told a PM their country's security would be at risk, it carries no weight.
If a sitting VP now President told a foreign official the same, that carries so much more weight.
Forget plausible deniability, forget assassination threats, it's perfectly clear what was being communicated.
The weight the person carries provides the context for the 'threat'. If I told a PM their country's security would be at risk, it carries no weight. If a sitting VP now President told a foreign official the same, that carries so much more weight. Forget plausible deniability, forget assassination threats, it's perfectly clear what was being communicated.