President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against North Korea on Tuesday, writing on Twitter that the country»is looking for troub…
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President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against North Korea on Tuesday, writing on Twitter that the country»is looking for trouble» and encouraging North Korea’s neighbor China to»solve the problem.»
Trump signed the message:»U. S. A.»
In a second message, Trump said he told China’s President Xi Jinping during his visit to Florida last week that China would get a better trade deal with the U. S. if Xi helped reign in North Korea’s missile program, apparently linking China’s cooperation on security issues with its economic actions.
Tensions with North Korea have ratcheted up following a series of American and South Korean military exercises in the region and a U. S. decision to divert an aircraft carrier and other warships from a planned visit to Australia and toward the Korean peninsula in recent days.
Trump appeared to be responding to a statement from a North Korean spokesman threatening»catastrophic consequences» for the U.
