Tillerson: Diplomacy With North Korea To ‘Continue Until The First Bomb Drops’

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, talks during a joint news conference with Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, following their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Tillerson says the Uni... U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, talks during a joint news conference with Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, following their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Tillerson says the United States and Turkey must make "difficult decisions" about how to fight the Islamic State group in Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) MORE LESS

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday said that “diplomatic efforts” with North Korea will “continue until the first bomb drops,” regardless of President Donald Trump’s remarks appearing to indicate otherwise.

“He wants this solved diplomatically. He is not seeking to go to war,” Tillerson said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“He has made it clear to me to continue my diplomatic efforts, which we are,” he added. “As I’ve told others, those diplomatic efforts will continue until the first bomb drops.”

Earlier in October, Trump advised Tillerson via Twitter that he was “wasting his time trying to negotiate with” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

“Save your energy Rex,” he tweeted. “We’ll do what has to be done!”

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  1. Yikes!. That’s a really unfortunate phrase. He’s really not too good at this.

  2. Oh. My. God.

    I’m sorry this is OT, but I can’t effing believe this one. Bastards.

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  3. But just until the first bomb drops. After that, he finally gets that nap and vacation he’s been waiting for.

  4. Way to go, Rex, baby. That will certainly cool things down.

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