LIVE: Trump THREATENS North Korea: It will be ‘totally DESTROYED’ if USA is pushed too far

was issued a major warning from , whose speech was met with applause in New York this afternoon. 

He said if America “is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea”. 

The US president also warned America’s other rivals would “go to hell” for their actions before issuing a rallying cry for unity. 

Mr Trump said: “We must work together against those who threaten with chaos and terror. 

“No-one has shown more contempt for other nations and the wellbeing of their people than the depraved regime of North Korea. 

“They respect neither their own citizens nor the sovereign rights of countries. 

“If the righteous men do not confront the wicked few then evil will triumph.”

He mockingly referred to North Korean despot Kim Jong-un as a “rocket man on a suicide mission for himself and his regime”.

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He said: “They are responsible for the starvation of millions of North Koreans. 

“We want harmony and friendship, not hardship and struggle.”

North Korea’s UN mission said their Pyongyang delegate remained in his front-row seat for Mr Trump’s fiery speech. 

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Mr Trump concluded his speech with a passionate rallying cry to the UN. 

He said: “We will fight together and stand together for peace, for freedom, for justice, for family, for humanity and for the almighty God who made us all.

“Thank you, God bless you, God bless the nations of the world and God bless the USA.”

This is a developing story, more to follow…


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