WASHINGTON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump brushed off the bellicose language accompanying North Korea’s latest short-
range missile test, saying it referred to ally South Korea, not the United
States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called two missiles fired Thursday under
his personal supervision a “solemn warning” to the South over planned
military drills with the United States.
Trump, who has invested heavily in a relationship with Kim, was unconcerned.
“He didn’t send a warning to the United States,” the president told
reporters.
“They have their disputes, the two of them have their disputes,” he said of
North and South Korea, which fought a 1950-1953 war in which US troops took a major part, ending up as the South’s principal protector.
Trump noted that the missiles were short-range, calling them “very
standard.”
Although they could not have reached anywhere near the United States, the
missiles’ range would easily include ally South Korea and large US military
bases near the border.
“My relationship with very Kim is very good. We’ll see what happens,” Trump said.
Trump has used three dramatic meetings with Kim to try and upend years of diplomatic failure in getting North Korea to abandon a nuclear weapons
program. Kim has so far given up none of his arsenal. — NNN-AGENCIES
