I shall taunt you a second time: North Korea threatens Trump ‘dotard’ insults
North Korea warns of new round of barbs after US president revived his ‘Rocket Man’ nickname for Kim Jong-un
North Korea warns of new round of barbs after US president revived his ‘Rocket Man’ nickname for Kim Jong-un
North Korea has threatened to redeploy its arsenal of formidable insults against Donald Trump, referring to him once more as a “dotard” if he continues to use nicknames like “Rocket Man” for Kim Jong-un.
The threat, issued by the first deputy foreign minister, Choe Son-hui, has a serious undertone. The last time the two leaders were exchanging epithets, their countries were on the brink of conflict, and North Korea was conducting nuclear and long-range missile tests.
Kim suspended such tests in 2018 as he pursued a policy of summit diplomacy with Trump, but the regime has been signaling with increasing urgency that it is growing impatient that the leaders’ talks have not led to progress on lifting sanctions.
Earlier this week, the regime hinted it would abandon the moratorium in the next few weeks, presenting the US with an unwanted “Christmas gift”.🤔🤨
Since nuclear talks with the US stalled, North Korean propaganda has aimed abuse at senior US officials but avoided criticising Trump personally. For his part, Trump has consistently praised Kim, and boasted about their close relationship.
At the height of the diplomatic thaw, Trump had claimed he and Kim “fell in love”.
During his visit to the UK for a Nato leaders meeting however, Trump acknowledged that the North Korean had
During his visit to the UK for a Nato leaders meeting however, Trump acknowledged that the North Korean had
continued to test short- and medium-range missiles, and revived a nickname he had not used since the summitry began.He observed Kim “likes sending rockets up, doesn’t he?” adding that: “That’s why I call him Rocket Man.”
