'Time is running out!' President Trump says North Korea crisis requires 'URGENT ACTION'
PRESIDENT Trump has demanded "urgent action" to quell the threat of North Korea as he delivered a major speech following his 12-day Asia tour.
Speaking at the White House, the President hailed his trip to Asia and said it allowed the US to achieve a number of key goals.
He said trip had allowed him "to unite the world against the nuclear menace posed by the North Korean regime - a threat that has increased steadily through many administrations and now requires urgent action."
As he gave details about his discussions with world leaders, Trump said spoke with Xi Jinping and convinced the Chinese leader to back UN sanctions on Pyongyang.
He reiterated that “all options remain on the table” as he warned “time is running out”.
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Trump said the US and its allies will not allow the “twisted dictatorship” in North Korea to hold the world hostage.
He said the world saw "a strong, powerful and confident America” during his trip to the region, where he met with a host of world leaders including Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian president Vladimir Putin and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in.
He added that his recent trip has also opened up new trade opportunities for the US and proved a big step in his plan to “whittle down” the country’s sizeable trade deficit.
Donald Trump's Asia tour in pictures
Mon, November 13, 2017Donald Trump and Melania Trump embark on a 12-day trip to five different Asian nations which are Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines
Thailand's PM Prayut Chan-o-Cha, Vietnam's PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, U.S. President Trump, Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte and Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong pose for a family photo during the ASEAN-US 40th Anniversary commemorative Summit in Manila
He told reporters: “The days of the United States being taken advantage of are over.”
President Trump's warning to North Korea is the latest in a series of threats and insults with Kim Jong-un.
On Sunday, the President reacted to reports that Kim Jong-un had described him as "old".
He tweeted: "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "short and fat?" Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!"
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This was followed by North Korea accusing Donald Trump of declaring war on the hermit kingdom after the US President berated Kim Jong-un’s authoritarian dictatorship.
In a tirade published through state propaganda mouthpiece Rodong Sinmun, Kim’s regime took aim at a speech Trump made to his South Korean allies.
The statement said: “Trump astounded the international community by ridiculously distorting and manipulating the reality of our Republic and ripping out all kinds of curse against us for whopping 22 minutes in his 35-minute speech at the puppet National Assembly in Seoul.”
Describing the US President as a “cockroach” and “bacteria”, the newspaper added: “We deem Trump's slanders as a declaration of war to overthrow our regime.”
