Hours after North Korea claimed to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, Republicans in the United States were quick to point the finger � at President Obama.

According to�Pyongyang, government scientists have accomplished a longtime goal of�developing a miniaturized nuclear device. The United Nations and a slew of�world leaders have condemned the test as�a violation of�international law, and are threatening to�impose new sanctions.

While the White House has�already expressed doubt�that Pyongyang�s claims are 100% accurate, US Republicans appear to�have already reached a verdict: true or false, this is President Obama�s fault.

"If this test is confirmed, it will be just the latest example of�the failed Obama-Clinton foreign policy," presidential hopeful Marco Rubio said in�a statement. "I have been warning throughout�this campaign that North Korea is run by�a lunatic who has been expanding his nuclear arsenal while President Obama has stood idly by."

Marco Rubio�?@marcorubio


I have been warning throughout this campaign that North Korea is run by a lunatic (1/5)




Marco Rubio�?@marcorubio


If this test is confirmed, it will be just the latest example of the failed Obama-Clinton foreign policy. (3/5)



8:17 AM - 6 Jan 2016


The Florida senator isn�t the only one latching onto�an opportunity to�criticize the Democratic administration. Rubio rival Ted Cruz made similar allegations during�a stump speech in�Rock Rapids, Iowa earlier on�Wednesday. He told reporters that the nuclear test proved "the sheer folly of�the Obama Clinton foreign policy." He later elaborated, adding that former President Bill Clinton was also to�blame.
Jeb Bush, sinking in�the polls and desperate for�attention, also Tweeted that the test "shows [the] danger of�continuing [the] feckless Obama/Clinton foreign policy."


For other presidential candidates, North Korea�s actions provide an opportunity �albeit an inaccurate one � to�reiterate old criticisms of�the Iran nuclear deal.

"Of course North Korea would conduct a nuclear test after�watching Iran willfully violate an agreement they just made without�consequence of�any kind from�this administration," Carly Fiorina wrote in�a Facebook post.

Carly Fiorina�?@CarlyFiorina


North Korea is yet another Hillary Clinton foreign policy failure. America cannot lead from behind. https://www.facebook.com/CarlyFiorina/posts/10156993537775206��



4:22 PM - 6 Jan 2016


"The problem here is that it� a weak response by�Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for�the last seven years," New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told Fox News. "The fact is that we�ve allowed North Korea, while the president�s been playing footsie with�the Iranians, we�ve allowed the North Koreans to�get further and further down�the nuclear road."

Pinning the blame on�the White House seems especially baffling given the fact that Pyongyang�s nuclear tests date back to�the final years of�the Bush administration. If confirmed, Wednesday�s event would be the fourth nuclear test North Korea has conducted. The first occurred in�2006, two years before�Obama took office, and long after�the end of�the Clinton administration.

Hayes Brown�?@HayesBrown


The first N Korean nuke test was under the GW Bush administration but who's counting https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/684777402623381504��



8:14 PM - 6 Jan 2016


Cruz�s criticism, in�particular, of�the �Clinton Obama Clinton foreign policy� leapfrogs over�a fairly crucial eight-year period in�contemporary American politics.

It remains unclear how true North Korea�s claims really are, but�the test certainly lit a fire under�Republicans eager for�a chance to�show off�their foreign policy bonafides.
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