Trump Fires An Insult After North Korea’s Latest Missile Launch: ‘Does This Guy Have Anything Better To Do With His Life?’

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Donald Trump once again urged China to step in and handle the growing tensions with North Korea, using Twitter to comment on the situation in a way that he’s made his own at this point. According to the New York Times, the missile flew for 40 minutes before once again landing in Japan’s “exclusive economic zone” and is the first ballistic missile launch since Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met in Washington and agreed to apply more pressure on the dictatorship:

The missile took off from the Banghyon airfield in the northwestern town of Kusong and flew 578 miles before landing in the sea between North Korea and Japan, the South Korean military said in a statement. Military officials were still analyzing flight data to determine what type of missile had been used in the test.

It was the first missile test by the North since it launched land-to-sea cruise missiles off its east coast on June 8. Under a series of United Nations Security Council resolutions, North Korea is banned from developing or testing ballistic missiles.

Moon had used possible talks with North Korea during his campaign earlier this year, possibly bringing the nation back to the bargaining table for talks about their nuclear production. Both South Korea and Japan are treating this in a similar manner to past missile tests, but Trump has opted to stick to Twitter for his official response, pondering if Kim Jong-un has anything better to do with his life but launch missiles:

The president also once again mentioned China’s reluctance for put heavier pressure on North Korea, at least from his perspective. Previous reports have indicated that China is attempting to get other nations to defuse tensions and return to more diplomatic means with the nation, but Chinese President Xi Jinping has said the latest developments have “seriously damaged strategic mutual trust” between his nation and the United States.

Trump has said that the United States will not open talks with North Korea until the nations stops its nuclear and missile tests. He has also increased pressure in the reason and promised a response to any increased provocation from the DPRK.

(Via New York Times / Washington Post)

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