Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ threat, a load of nonsense, North Korea says

Defiant North Korea led by headstrong leader Kim Jong Un has described President Donald Trump’s “fire and fury” threat if an American territory is targeted or attacked by Pyongyang as a “load of nonsense”.

Gen. Kim Rak Gyom, commander of the Strategic Force of the North Korean People’s Army, said in a statement that Trump’s comments fail to grasp the ongoing situation, calling the U.S. president a “guy bereft of reason” and saying he is “extremely getting on the nerves” of the country’s army.

“Only absolute force can work on him,” the statement reads.

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The statement added that the country is still examining a possible strike on waters near Guam “to signal a crucial warning to the U.S.” North Korea previously said Tuesday in response to Trump’s remarks it was considering a strike on the U.S. territory in the western Pacific that would create “an enveloping fire.” Guam is home to a key Air Force base.

Trump who has long been bothered by North Korea’s threats against the United States and has privately vented about a powerful United States response to the rogue nation.

“North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States,” Trump said during a meeting on opioids from his golf club in New Jersey. “They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen … he has been very threatening beyond a normal state. They will be met with fire, fury and frankly power the likes of which this world has never seen before.”

 

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