North Korea Minister Calls Trump's Threat 'Sound Of Dog Barking'
Source: Associated Press
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Published SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 7:20 AM
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Koreas foreign minister has described as the sound of a dog barking President Donald Trumps threat to destroy his country.
The comments are the Norths first response to Trumps debut speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, during which he vowed to totally destroy North Korea if provoked. Trump also called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Rocket man.
The Norths Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told reporters in New York late Wednesday that It would be a dogs dream if he intended to scare us with the sound of a dog barking.
South Korean TV footage also showed Ri saying he feels sorry for his aides when he was asked about Trumps Rocket man comments. Ri was to give a speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, according to Yonhap news agency.
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