retaliate

In contrast to Nixon's secret planning, Trump has been boasting about how he would retaliate against his enemies since his first presidential campaign.

“We are all afraid,” Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said this month, expressing concerns in Congress that the administration will retaliate against the noncompliant.

Pakistan retaliated further by suspending the 1972 Simla agreement in which both countries had promised to resolve their disputes by peaceful means through bilateral negotiations.

French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has suggested the attacks are the work of gangs who are retaliating against a new government crackdown on drug trafficking.

Some countries, including Canada and China, have retaliated by imposing their own tariffs on American goods, putting California businesses — including farmers in the Central Valley and workers in Hollywood — on high alert.