Tensions between the United States and North Korea continue to rise.
On Sunday, President Trump said that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson should stop “wasting his time” trying to negotiate with “Little Rocket Man.” He added, “we’ll do what has to be done!”
Tillerson recently confirmed that he had been in communication with Pyongyang.
“We have lines of communication with Pyongyang,” Tillerson said during a visit in China. “We’re not in a dark situation, a blackout, we have a couple, three channels open to Pyongyang.”
According to the US State Department, North Korea has shown no indication they are interested in, or ready for, talks about denuclearisation.
The US has not ruled out the use of force to compel Pyongyang to halt missile and nuclear tests, and last week Mr Trump threatened to “totally destroy” the country.
Hence, these new tweets.
I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2017
…Save your energy Rex, we’ll do what has to be done!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2017
Something tells me he’s not referring to more sanctions…
Update:
Being nice to Rocket Man hasn't worked in 25 years, why would it work now? Clinton failed, Bush failed, and Obama failed. I won't fail.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2017