‘He Is Making Bluff Only to Be Diagnosed as a Psychopath’ North Korea Says

North Korea: Trump tweet saying his buttonâ€™s bigger than Kim Jong-unâ€™s is â€œthe spasm of a lunaticâ€ –@mitchellreports pic.twitter.com/t1NH72p5my â€” TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 16, 2018

North Korea is finally responding to President Donald Trump’s remarks earlier this month during which he tweeted his nuclear launch button was larger than Kim Jong-un’s.Â

“I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!” Trump tweeted January 2.Â

North Korea’s official state-run media called Trump’s nuclear button tweet theÂ â€œspasm of a lunatic,â€ The Associated Press reports.

â€œThe spasm of Trump in the new year reflects the desperate mental state of a loser who failed to check the vigorous advance of the army and people of the DPRK,â€ a North Korean newspaper commentary said. DPRK is the Democratic Peopleâ€™s Republic of Korea, North Korea’s official name.

â€œHe is making [a] bluff only to be diagnosed as a psychopath,â€ the post in theÂ Rodong Sinmun added.

TheÂ Wall Street Journal’sÂ Seoul Bureau Chief Jonathan Cheng posted these tweets quoting theÂ Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the state news agency of North Korea:

KCNA: “Trump earns strong criticism for his tongue-lashing. He is making bluff only to be diagnosed as a psychopath.” â€” Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) January 16, 2018

KCNA: “Experts on the Korean issue said that it is not fitting for the president to put the dangerous and serious issue like a nuclear war on twitter and it is an irresponsible behavior leading the situation to the brink of a war.” â€” Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) January 16, 2018

KCNA: “Trump revealed over twitter who defends peace and who wants a nuclear war.” â€” Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) January 16, 2018

KCNA: “The spasm of Trump in the new year reflects the desperate mental state of a loser who failed to check the vigorous advance of the army and people of the DPRK.” â€” Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) January 16, 2018

KCNA: “Trump’s bluff is regarded by the DPRK as just a spasm of a lunatic frightened by the might of Juche Korea and a bark of a rabid dog.” â€” Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) January 16, 2018

KCNA: “Recently, Trump who is crazy about the hostile policy toward the DPRK has once again stunned the world by twitting that he has a ‘big and strong nuclear button.’ After these reckless remarks were twitted, they have become the target of scoff and criticism.” â€” Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) January 16, 2018

Trump had kicked off the new year with several disturbing tweets that put many on edge.Â Minutes later he tweeted he would “be announcing THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR.”

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