President Trump Ramps Up North Korea "Fire and Fury" Threats
Returning to our top story, President Trump on Thursday ramped up his threats of hitting North Korea with "fire and fury," saying if the North were to carry out an attack on Guam, the U.S. would retaliate with military action, "the likes of which nobody has seen before." This is President Trump speaking to reporters from inside his private golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey.
President Donald Trump: "And I think they—it’s the first time they’ve heard it like they heard it. And frankly, the people that were questioning that statement—was it too tough? Maybe it wasn’t tough enough. They’ve been doing this to our country for a long time, for many years, and it’s about time that somebody stuck up for the people of this country and for the people of other countries."
North Korea responded in a statement calling Trump a "senile man who can’t think rationally." The North also detailed its threat to strike Guam, saying it would launch four intermediate-range missiles into the waters off the U.S. territory. After headlines, we’ll go to Guam to speak with a peace activist.
And see DN!'s complete N. Korea-U.S. conflict coverage, here.
August 11, 2017