The comments are the North’s first response to Trump’s debut speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – North Korea ‘s foreign minister likened U. S. President Donald Trump to a “barking dog” on Thursday, after Trump warned he would “destroy” the North if it threatened the United States and its allies.
The comments are the North’s first response to Trump’s debut speech at the U. N. General Assembly on Tuesday, during which he vowed to “totally destroy North Korea” if provoked. Trump also called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “Rocket man.”
The North’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told reporters in New York late Wednesday that “It would be a dog’s dream if he intended to scare us with the sound of a dog barking.”
South Korean TV footage also showed Ri saying he feels “sorry for his aides” when he was asked about Trump’s “Rocket man” comments. Ri was to give a speech at the U. N. General Assembly on Friday, according to Yonhap news agency.
