North Korea says 'psychopath' Donald Trump toying with preemptive
North Korea says 'psychopath' Donald Trump toying with
preemptive strike option to divert attention from 'tough' home situation
North
Korea on Thursday called US President Donald Trump a "psychopath" as
tensions soar following the death of American student Otto Warmbier, who was
evacuated in a coma from North Korean detention last week.
Pyongyang's
official Rodong Sinmun newspaper said the US president was in
a "tough situation" at home and claimed he was toying with the idea
of a preemptive strike on North Korea to divert attention from a domestic
political crisis.
"South
Korea must realise that following psychopath Trump...will only lead to
disaster," an editorial carried by the paper said.
A
series of atomic tests and missile launches since last year have ratcheted up
tensions on the Korean peninsula, and Warmbier's death has further strained
relations between Pyongyang and Washington.
Trump
slammed the "brutal regime" in Pyongyang, and said he was determined
to "prevent such tragedies from befalling innocent people at the hands of
regimes that do not respect the rule of law or basic human decency."
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