Donald Trump’s actions against North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un have achieved “a big deal” of results, said US Congressman for Texas Will Hurd.
The former undercover CIA officer told Fox News he approves Donald Trump’s tactics against Kim Jong-un.
He said: “Here’s one thing I’ve learned as an undercover officer at the CIA. I was the guy in the dark alleys at four o’clock in the morning, being nice with nice guys and tough with tough guys.
“We have to look at what is actually happening. The fact that North Korea picked up the phone and called South Korea to start a dialogue, that’s a big deal.
“That’s a good thing in order to resolve this escalation of tension with diplomacy.
“The fact that the North Koreans are talking about joining the winter Olympics is a big deal.
“The fact that we have China working with us on sanctions against North Korea, a year ago nobody thought that was possible.
“So you may not like the tactics, but the actions and what those actions are producing, we’ve got to say it’s been successful.”
Kim Jong-un threatened the US in his New Year’s Day speech saying he has a “nuclear button” on his desk he’s ready to use if North Korea is threatened.
Donald Trump replied to the North Korean dictator in a tweet a few hours after Kim’s speech saying his “nuclear button is much bigger”.
Appearing in a press conference about the President’s latest tweets, Trump’s Press Secretary Sarah Sanders responded to reporters questioning the mental fitness of the President.
She said: ”The people of this country should be concerned about the mental fitness of the leader of North Korea.”