North Korea claims Trump trip is US preparing for CONFLICT: ‘Warmonger wants confrontation

Pyongyang claimed Trump was visiting the “subordinate allies” or the US to ensure it continues to hold power over them.

Kim Jong-un’s hermit nation has launched another verbal attack, as it continues to advance its nuclear programme and test missiles.

The war of words between Pyongyang and Washington has continued months after Donald Trump threatened “fire and fury” and Kim said he was ready for war.

The North has used what is calls “aggression” from the US, such as fly over and military exercises and justification for testing war heads.

State media, Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) run by Kim’s Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), said Trump was again disrespecting the country.

“His current trip to our surrounding region is a warmonger’s visit for confrontation to rid the DPRK of its self-defensive nuclear deterrence,” KCNA said.

“The DPRK’s possession of nuclear weapons was a righteous and inevitable choice to defend our national sovereignty and dignity and our people’s rights to existence and development from increased nuclear threats and blackmail by the U.S. and its hostile moves against the DPRK.”

Trump is visiting Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines in his first ever Asia tour as president.

North Korea said Trump is attempting to spark international tensions by “demonising”.

The national leaders also launched personal attacks on one another over the weekend.

Kim called Trump a “dotard” which means a very old person, prompting a sarcastic tweet from Trump.   

“Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me ‘old,’ when I would NEVER call him ‘short and fat?’ Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend – and maybe someday that will happen!” Trump tweeted.

Speaking in Vietnam, Trump said he would consider a relationship with Kim.

“Strange things happen in life. That might be a strange thing that happens. But it is certainly a possibility,” Trump said. 

“If that did happen, it would be a good thing for, I can tell you, for North Korea. But it would also be good for lots of other places, and it would be good for the world.”

The Pentagon has confirmed there are open channels for communication between the two nations.