Steve Holland and Jeff Mason — At U.N., Trump warns U.S. may have to "totally destroy" North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the United States will be forced to “totally destroy” North Korea unless Pyongyang backs down from its nuclear standoff, mocking North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a “rocket man” on a suicide mission.

Loud murmurs filled the green-marbled U.N. General Assembly hall when Trump issued his sternest warning yet to North Korea, whose ballistic missile launches and nuclear tests have rattled the globe.

Unless North Korea backs down, he said, “We will have no choice than to totally destroy North Korea.”

“Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime,” he said....

Boom! Donald Trump just totally destroyed what was left of American soft power. The mask is off.

Reuters
At U.N., Trump warns U.S. may have to "totally destroy" North Korea
Steve Holland and Jeff Mason

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