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They 'won't be around much longer': Trump after North Korea's UN speech

They 'won't be around much longer': Trump after North Korea's UN speech

US President Donald Trump

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Trump and Kim have traded increasingly threatening and personal insults as Pyongyang races towards its goal of developing a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the United States

USPresident Donald Trump took toTwitter on Saturday to say that North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho and leader Kim Jong Un "won't be around much longer" if Ri echoed the thoughts of "Little Rocket Man", an apparent reference to Kim.

Ri told the United Nations General Assembly earlier on Saturday that targeting the USmainland with its rockets was inevitable after "Mr Evil President" Trump called Pyongyang's leader "rocket man".

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"Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at UNIf he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won't be around much longer!" Trump tweeted.

Trump and Kim have traded increasingly threatening and personal insults as Pyongyang races towards its goal of developing a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the United States -- something Trump has vowed to prevent.

In an unprecedented direct statement on Friday, Kim described Trump as a "mentally deranged USdotard" whom he would tame with fire. His comments came after Trump threatened in his maiden UN address on Thursday to "totally destroy" the country of 26 million people.

It was not clear from Trump's latest tweet if he was referring to Ri and Kim, or North Korea more broadly.