WASHINGTON ¨C Branding North Korea¡¯s leadership ¡°depraved,¡± President Donald Trump told Americans on Tuesday that Pyongyang¡¯s pursuit of nuclear missiles could ¡°very soon threaten our homeland¡± and vowed a continued campaign of maximum pressure to keep that from happening.
In his first State of the Union speech to the U.S. Congress, Trump¡¯s tough rhetoric underscored persistent tensions despite recent talks between North and South Korea that led to Pyongyang¡¯s agreement to participate in next month¡¯s Winter Olympic games in South Korea.
¡°North Korea¡¯s reckless pursuit of nuclear missiles could very soon threaten our homeland,¡± Trump said. ¡°We are waging a campaign of maximum pressure to prevent that from ever happening.¡±
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