Trump Criticizes South Korea’s ‘Appeasement’ of North Korea Following Hydrogen Bomb Test
Early this morning, it was reported that North Korea had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb that caused a 6.3-magnitude tremor in the country. This comes in the wake of the country claiming it was able to fit the h-bomb onto a long-range intercontinental missile.
Following the news of the bomb test, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to provide his reaction. And he decided to use his tweets to toss some criticism at a democratic ally, an ally that is most directly threatened by North Korea.
North Korea has conducted a major Nuclear Test. Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2017
..North Korea is a rogue nation which has become a great threat and embarrassment to China, which is trying to help but with little success.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2017
South Korea is finding, as I have told them, that their talk of appeasement with North Korea will not work, they only understand one thing!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2017
The New York Times’ Glenn Thrush provided the following observation on the way Trump spoke of South Korea compared to China regarding the North Korea threat:
Clarification, please…. Is the official US policy is pressuring South Korea to stop calling for talks with the north? https://t.co/x4qjKdcrDK
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) September 3, 2017
Again Trump is way way tougher on a democratic ally (South Korea) than a oligarchical/undemocratic adversary (China). https://t.co/WcIi7utmHi
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) September 3, 2017
Also, in recent days, the president has instructed his team to prepare for a withdrawal from the free-trade agreement between the United States and South Korea, something that could create economic tensions between the two countries during this crisis with North Korea.
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