Trump says N.Korea acting very, very badly

Washington March 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump slammed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for acting very very badly following Pyongyangs missile activities a media report said.

North Korea claimed it tested a new high-thrust rocket engine on Saturday the latest in a string of missile tests over the past few months The Hill magazine said in the report.

He s acting very very badly the President on Sunday said of Kim Jong-un according to the White House.

Trump who travelled to his Mar-a-Lago resort Florida said he discussed North Korea s missile launches during meetings over the weekend.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also denounced North Korea s missile launches last week indicating that the Trump administration is open to taking pre-emptive action if Pyongyang continues to elevate the threat of their weapons programme.

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