Your title is bullshit. You can interpret the audio many different ways but saying he “threatened assassination” is sensational. Shame on you for writing that, shame on the mods for stickying this with that title, and shame on anyone who reads your title and doesn’t watch/think for themselves.
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.
Your title is bullshit. You can interpret the audio many different ways but saying he “threatened assassination” is sensational. Shame on you for writing that, shame on the mods for stickying this with that title, and shame on anyone who reads your title and doesn’t watch/think for themselves.
Nice restaurant you have here. Be a shame if something happened.
-Tony Soprano-
Yeah, all threats are completely spelled out every time.
Shame shame shame for thinking otherwise.
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.