Trump went on to say that North Korea should "get their act together" or it will be in trouble "like few nations have ever been," the Associated Press reports.
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his previous promise to respond to threats from North Korea with "fire and fury like the world has never seen," may not have been tough enough.
Trump went on to say that North Korea should "get their act together" or it will be in trouble "like few nations have ever been," the Associated Press reports.
"The people that were questioning that statement, maybe it was too tough, maybe it wasn’t tough enough," Trump said of his threat to North Korea.
"It’s about time somebody stuck up for the people of this country and other countries," Trump continued. "We’re backed 100% by our military."
Yet Trump's initial threat was met just hours later by North Korea announcing a they're considering a missile strike on Guam, a US territory in the Pacific.
"If North Korea does anything in terms of even thinking about an attack, they can be very very nervous," said Trump, responding to a question about North Korea's proposed launches towards Guam. "Things will happen to them like they never thought possible. He’s been pushing the world around for a long time," Trump said, in reference to Kim Jong Un's aggression in the Western Pacific.
On Wednesday, North Korea reasserted specified that it's considering shooting missiles in the waters near Guam, where 7,000 US military personnel and 160,000 civilians live.
North Korea experts contacted by Business Insider find it unlikely that North Korea would launch strikes, but said the US has already suffered a blow to its credibility after Kim Jong Un deliberately crossed Trump with a threat on the US.
Trump went on to say that North Korea should "get their act together" or it will be in trouble "like few nations have ever been," the Associated Press reports. Read Full Story
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