American business groups and some GOP lawmakers have harshly criticized the president for escalating matters with Beijing.
But Kudlow also said that Trump would continue standing up to Beijing and escalating matters if necessary.
Trump has responded to this by escalating matters further, dispatching more than 5,000 troops to the border, thus employing our military to do a set piece in his agitprop campaign to create the false impression of a national emergency.
And, he's probably looking at the longest suspension of the group for escalating matters.
Fortunately, my not-so-British companion escalated matters to "Shhh!".
This escalated matters to a head at the Motorhead concert The Class supported.
That compelled Mr. Obama to escalate matters further on Wednesday, making recess appointments even though the Senate was technically not in recess.
Others suspect that, on the contrary, his harder-line rivals are hoping to escalate matters so that even he, Iran's arch deal-maker, cannot find a solution.
It was Mr Trump who dramatically escalated matters with his threats of fire and fury, only to start giving handouts to Mr Kim.
Tensions are mounting between the United States and North Korea, with seemingly few realistic options to cool things off before the nuclear-armed nations escalate matters to alarming levels.
"The wall just got 10 feet higher". This seems to be his way of saying, "If you reject my ridiculous opening offer, I will escalate matters by making even more ridiculous demands". We're not familiar with any legitimate business context where this tactic actually pays off (although it can in poker, and on the set of The Godfather).
