Trump praises North Korea’s ‘wise’ decision to back off Guam missile threat
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a « very wise and well reasoned decision » to delay any military action against the United States and back away from his threat to strike near the U. S. territory of Guam, President Donald Trump said today.
« The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable! » President Trump wrote on Twitter .
Kim Jong Un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision. The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!
According to North Korean state news agency KCNA, Kim was briefed on his country’s plan to launch a missile toward Guam, the Pacific island that is home to several U. S. military bases.
Kim appeared to put the threat on pause in the KCNA report.
« Dear Supreme Leader will watch such stupid American behavior for a bit longer, » a KCNA statement read, according to a translation from South Korean news agency Yonhap.
During Tuesday’s State Department briefing, spokeswoman Heather Nauert said North Korea’s simply saying it won’t fire toward Guam would not be enough to bring the United States back to the negotiating table.
