Trump Rattles Saber at North Korea: ‘Only One Thing Will Work’
- President follows up cryptic ‘calm before the storm’ comment
- Tillerson’s diplomatic efforts earlier termed a waste of time
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President Donald Trump returned to saber-rattling against North Korea, saying that “only one thing will work!” after years of diplomacy have failed, even as his counterpart in Pyongyang termed nuclear weapons a powerful deterrent.
“Presidents and their administrations have been talking to North Korea for 25 years, agreements made and massive amounts of money paid hasn’t worked, agreements violated before the ink was dry, makings fools of U.S. negotiators,” Trump said in a pair of tweets.