Trump Calls Kim Jong Un ‘Rocket Man’ While Bashing North Korea In UN Speech

United States President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
United States President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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In his speech before the United Nations’ general assembly in New York on Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump referred to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as “rocket man,” just as he did in a tweet over the weekend.

“Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime,” Trump said in his speech while discussing how the United States could react to North Korea’s attempts to obtain a nuclear weapon.

“The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself for its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea,” the President said. “The United States is ready, willing, and able, but hopefully this will not be necessary.”

Trump thanked the members of the United Nations Security Council for supporting harsher sanctions against North Korea and called on the international body to do more to reign in Kim.

“It is time for all nations to work together to isolate the Kim regime until it ceases its hostile behavior,” he said.

While discussing North Korea, Trump also called out China’s approach to the regime without actually naming that country.

“It is an outrage that some nations would not only trade with such a regime, but would arm, supply, and financially support a country that imperils the world with nuclear conflict,” he said. “No nation on Earth has an interest in seeing this band of criminals arm itself with nuclear weapons and missiles.”

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  1. Likely a compromise after Kelly told him “Rocket Boy” was over the top. It also saves Trump from having to remember a foreign name. I wonder how many international heads of state he COULD name.

  2. Our chief diplomat to the world is trying to provoke a war with a nuclear power. When do the cries for impeachment start coming from our own allies?

  3. I don’t remember Obama having to act like a schoolyard punk to express America’s displeasure with something or someone.

  4. “It is an outrage that some nations would not only trade with such a regime, but would arm, supply, and financially support a country that imperils the world with nuclear conflict,” he said.

    Just like I’m doing right now.

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