Rocket Man: The talk of the day yesterday was that President Trump re-tweeted a little video in which he hits a golf ball that strikes Hillary Clinton in the back of the head and knocks her over. It’s presidential because the president did it.

Also, as if belittling a political opponent, President Trump in a tweet yesterday referred to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as “Rocket Man.” But “Rocket Man” has nuclear weapons.

National Security Adviser HR McMaster said, “Rocket Man” was “a new one.” But, he said, “that’s where the rockets are coming from. Rockets, though, we ought to probably not laugh too much about because they do represent a great threat to all.”

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said on CNN that “We have pretty much exhausted all the things that we could do at the Security Council at this point.” Making one of the most pointed threats yet to the North she said, “If North Korea keeps on with this reckless behavior, if the United States has to defend itself or defend its allies in any way, North Korea will be destroyed.”

The NY Times interestingly notes that despite international sanctions, somehow North Korea is still able to get potent rocket fuel for its missiles.

No Cigar: The Trump administration is considering closing down the recently reopened US Embassy in Havana following what appears to be damaging electronic attacks on embassy employees, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said yesterday on CBS.

“It’s a very serious issue with respect to the harm that certain individuals have suffered,” Tillerson said.

The US suspects that some kind of “sonic” attack or electromagnetic weapon left US embassy employees with concussions, permanent hearing loss, nausea, and even diminished concentration and word recall. Investigators say they don’t know who or what is responsible.

The Havana embassy was reopened in the last year of the Obama administration after 50 years without formal diplomatic relations. Tillerson’s comments are a strong indication the US might turn its back on Cuba once again.

Mixed Signals: The Wall Street Journal reported that the US might remain in the Paris Climate Accord even after President Trump’s June announcement that he’s pulling out. National Security Adviser HR McMaster yesterday on Fox News said, “That’s a false report.”

Over on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said President Trump is open to remaining within the Accord. “I think under the right conditions, the president said he’s open to finding those conditions where we can remain engaged with others on what we all agree is still a challenging issue.”

These two guys are going to have to trade phone numbers.

Small Screen: In the changing world of television, Hulu last night beat the on-air and cable networks to become the first streaming service to win an Emmy Award for best drama. The dystopian “The Handmaid’s Tale” adapted from the Margaret Atwood novel won eight awards, including best actress for Elizabeth Moss.

The Obit Page: Penny Chenery, who bred and raced the 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, has died at age 95.  Chenery had been a housewife and mother to four children for 20 years before taking up horse breeding and training.

In 1973, Secretariat became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years, sweeping the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.  The previous year, Chenery’s horse Riva Ridge won the Derby and Belmont Stakes.

> Gin Wong, the Chinese-born architect who designed CBS Television City and Los Angeles International Airport, died in Beverly Hills at age 94. Wong’s most famous design was the Union 76 gas station in Beverly Hills with its swooping futuristic roof. It’s like something out of the old “The Jetsons” cartoon show.

Juge!: Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer made a cameo appearance on the Emmy Awards last night to overstate the size of the audience, just as he did after President Trump’s inauguration. Appearing on a rolling podium, like his imitator Melissa McCarthy on Saturday Night Live, Spicer declared, “This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period, both in person and around the world!”

It’s only a matter of time until he’s on “Celebrity Big Brother.”

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