U. S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missiles program required a “determined response.”
WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) – U. S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missiles program required a “determined response, ” and that the era of “strategic patience” with North Korea’s government had ended.
“The era of strategic patience with the North Korean regime has failed. … Frankly, that patience is over, ” Trump said in the White House Rose Garden in a joint appearance with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
“We’re working closely with South Korea and Japan, as well as partners around the world, on a range of diplomatic, security and economic measures to protect our allies and our own citizens from this menace known as North Korea, ” Trump said.
