Trump says North Korea problem 'will be taken care of'

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Trump says North Korea problem 'will be taken care of'

REUTERS

 

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un observes a target-striking contest by the Korean People's Army (KPA) in this undated photo, released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), April 13, 2017. REUTERS/KCNA

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Pyongyang is a problem that "will be taken care of," as speculation rose that North Korea might be on the verge of a sixth nuclear test.

 

Trump, responding to a question about what his message is for North Korea, said, "North Korea is a problem. The problem will be taken care of."

 

He said he believed Chinese President Xi Jinping would "work very hard" to help resolve the challenge. The president said he had spent a lot of time with Xi last week in Florida.

 

"I have really gotten to like and respect President Xi. ... He's a very special man. I think he's going to try very hard."

 

(Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-04-14

[ezzra]

Trump probably has an old stock of GBU-43 the mother of all bombs he wants to get rid of before the expiration date, either that, or he really, really doesn't like the fat dictator of N. Korea....

[dieseldave1951]

does anybody out side this closed state, he is a threat to global destruction !!!!

[Emster23]

"And it will be so easy. Believe me...." just like health care was so easy, Mid East peace, etc etc. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me over and over and I guess I am a Trump backer

[rooinekrsa]

The us need conflict 24/7 or the economy dies. Mid east is Russian problem now.  Let's go and play in Asia now

[Shaunduhpostman]

What a laugh riot. Sounds like he has his employee, the President of China, right on the case. He's a hard worker... so should be piece of cake, whats wrong with you guys come on!. Hahaha! If you just listen to your Uncle Don here you'll see its so simple! OK huddle up now listen this is what we do, We send some boats over there to China or Korea or wherever it is and get into the harbor there or the bay, the Great Northern Bay of Korea, and we get on  the bullhorns and start workin! We'll try real hard to  talk old Kimmy baby back down out of his tree by tellin him if he doesn't climb down this instant were gonna blow him and the tree up, ya see, its that simple ya understand? No, this time...this time we got the President of China out there, what a hard worker, he's awesome, unbelieveable talent, those other guys Obama, Bush none of them had him out there workin for us, and let me tell you he can work these special pullies and turn like nobody's business these crankwheels or whatever it is they use to coax recalcatrant despots out of trees when they get off course as they so often out there in Korea and China and climb up 'em, yeah he'll be in there with that socialist hard workers elbow grease, just nailin it man, its like the American good ole college try applied to screwin pickle jar lids down tight for 15 hours a day 6 days week for 45 years and BANG! Whadaya know!? And if that doesn't work  We got Kim's best buddy Dennis Rodman on the team, and Dennis is amazing, look what he did for the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons, he was Madonna's boyfriend for awhile he was the first NBA player to wear a dress and get piercings and tatoos, he's awesome, Dennis always does a great job,  so we'll get Dennis workin the bullhorn   night and day, a 5 time NBA champion to try and talk Kim down out of the tree. And I'll be there, if I have time, the President of the United States personally inviting him  too, and Problem solved!

 

 

[dunroaming]

I am all for people punching above their weight but for NK to actually think they could "go to war" with the USA is rather unrealistic.  There is rhetoric and there is wishful thinking and there is off the wall lunacy and Kim seems to be applying all of these.

[baboon]

51 minutes ago, dunroaming said:

I am all for people punching above their weight but for NK to actually think they could "go to war" with the USA is rather unrealistic.  There is rhetoric and there is wishful thinking and there is off the wall lunacy and Kim seems to be applying all of these.

It isn't a question of going to war with the US, it is making it clear that military action against them really wouldn't be worth the while of anyone who tried it. What country wouldn't do the same?

[Jingthing]

Like he "took care" with failed trumpcare?

Be worried. 
 

[dunroaming]

15 minutes ago, baboon said:

It isn't a question of going to war with the US, it is making it clear that military action against them really wouldn't be worth the while of anyone who tried it. What country wouldn't do the same?

Quite,  but the quote from North Korea was  "We will go to war if they choose".  That is what triggered my comments.  A better comment from them would have been "if the USA  attacks us then first we will make sure we are wearing the brown trousers and then we will defend ourselves appropriately".

[baboon]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Like he "took care" with failed trumpcare?

Be worried. 
 

Hey, Russia, China, South Korea and Japan don't want conflict. They talk tough, but really they don't. And who can blame them? It is they who will be forced to bear the brunt of quite probably a humanitarian disaster if it turns really nasty.

Even the Bush White House decided it wasn't worth it even when they were at their most cocky, so I think - I hope - this will all blow over and the uncomfortable status quo will remain. 

[jerojero]

What a laugh riot. Sounds like he has his employee, the President of China, right on the case. He's a hard worker... so should be piece of cake, whats wrong with you guys come on!. Hahaha! If you just listen to your Uncle Don here you'll see its so simple! OK huddle up now listen this is what we do, We send some boats over there to China or Korea or wherever it is and get into the harbor there or the bay, the Great Northern Bay of Korea, and we get on  the bullhorns and start workin! We'll try real hard to  talk old Kimmy baby back down out of his tree by tellin him if he doesn't climb down this instant were gonna blow him and the tree up, ya see, its that simple ya understand? No, this time...this time we got the President of China out there, what a hard worker, he's awesome, unbelieveable talent, those other guys Obama, Bush none of them had him out there workin for us, and let me tell you he can work these special pullies and turn like nobody's business these crankwheels or whatever it is they use to coax recalcatrant despots out of trees when they get off course as they so often out there in Korea and China and climb up 'em, yeah he'll be in there with that socialist hard workers elbow grease, just nailin it man, its like the American good ole college try applied to screwin pickle jar lids down tight for 15 hours a day 6 days week for 45 years and BANG! Whadaya know!? And if that doesn't work  We got Kim's best buddy Dennis Rodman on the team, and Dennis is amazing, look what he did for the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons, he was Madonna's boyfriend for awhile he was the first NBA player to wear a dress and get piercings and tatoos, he's awesome, Dennis always does a great job,  so we'll get Dennis workin the bullhorn   night and day, a 5 time NBA champion to try and talk Kim down out of the tree. And I'll be there, if I have time, the President of the United States personally inviting him  too, and Problem solved!
 
 

And a yee-haw to boot!