Trump Slams North Korea For ‘Behaving Very Badly,’ China For Doing ‘Little’ Help

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House and Senate leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House and Senate leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Donald Trump tweeted a take-down of North Korea Friday, saying that the country is behaving “very badly” and blaming China for not helping enough.

The tweet comes at a tense time for the region. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is currently in South Korea and has made several statement about the country’s northern neighbor. He initially said that North Korea has nothing to fear from the U.S.. Then, on Friday, he said that he would not rule out military action against the country.

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  1. Thanks so much “Uneducated Vote.” Gonna go ahead and hide under my desk now…

  2. Wonder if US schools are going to start doing the 60’s drill of having students hide under their desks again, since desks are superior blast protection.,

  3. Avatar for okay okay says:

    A relatively accurate tweet, for a change.

  4. Are you my long lost twin?

  5. Oh swell.
    Were going to Tweet our way into a war.

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