North Korea calls John Bolton 'war monger' and 'defective human product' over missile comment

[jpak]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/27/north-korea-calls-bolton-war-monger-over-missile-comment/1249183001/

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Monday called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a “war monger” and “defective human product” after he called the North’s recent tests of short-range missiles a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

The statement by an unnamed North Korean foreign ministry spokesman came as President Donald Trump continued his visit to Japan for meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in which the nuclear standoff with North Korea was expected to be high on the agenda.

Bolton told reporters in Tokyo on Saturday that there was “no doubt” that North Korea’s recent launches violated U.N. resolutions, and that sanctions against the North must be kept in place. Trump later downplayed the missile tests, tweeting, “North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me.”

North Korea tested short-range ballistic missiles on May 4 and 9, ending a pause in launches that began in late 2017. The tests have been seen as a way for North Korea to pressure Washington to soften its stance on easing sanctions against it without actually causing negotiations to collapse.

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Well, they're right - for once

[MyOwnPeace]

1. Uh-oh!!!!

Looks like IQ45's gonna' have to dump the Walrus if Junior doesn't like him!

[shanny]

2. Yup, I've got no argument with that.

I wonder which one dump will side with?..wait no I don't: the one who flatters the puir wee man-baby

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Will IQ45 tweet about that?

[mia]

4. "Here I come to save the daaay....

Dotard Trump 2020!

[malaise]

5. Well, they're right - for once

Ditto

[bluedigger]

6. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

[Paladin]

7. Gotta hand it to the N. Koreans:

"Defective human product" is as accurate a description of Bolton as I've ever come across.

[Zambero]

8. But, Joe Bidan!

Dear Leader 45 has assured us that those NK missile tests were really no big deal. The real issue is the Joe dude, and Dear Leader NK who heartily agrees with that assessment is a man of his word who wishes us no harm, after all!