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DONALD Trump admits it is "very scary" that he now has his finger on America's nuclear button.
But the President insisted he would have no problem pushing it should the time come.
Trump was speaking to ABC's David Muir in his first interview since entering the White House last week.
And probed on his ability to use America's nuclear arsenal, he said: "When they explain what it represents and the kind of destruction that you're talking about, it is a very sobering moment.
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"It's very, very, very scary in a sense."
Though the Oval Office chief admits he would have no qualm going nuclear should the need arise.
He added: "I have confidence I'll do the right thing, the right job, but it's a very scary thing."
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Firebrand Trump showed off a remarkably diplomatic tone after a controversial first week in office.
A series of executive orders has seen him pledge to build a wall along the southern border with Mexico and label environmentalism "out of control".
But the interview last night saw Trump praise his predecessor Barack Obama despite a prickly relationship during Trump's election campaign.
Referring to a letter left by Obama for him, he said: "I won't show it you, read it to you, but a just a beautiful letter.
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"There were numerous lines, so well written, so thoughtful - so thoughtful. I doubt too many of them were written in this manner.
"He really - in fact I called him and thanked him for the thought that was put into that letter.
"It was long, it was complex, it was thoughtful and it took time to do it and I appreciated it."
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