Transcript for North Korea claps back at Trump in continued war of words

Next, to that new threat from North Korea tonight. Its top dip lope mat saying that president trump's verbal attacks are a declaration of war and his country now has the right to respond. Here's ABC's chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz tonight. Reporter: Tonight, north Korea calling the escalating public threats from president trump a "Declaration of war." Rocket man should've been handled a long time ago. Little rocket man. We're going to do it. Because we really have no choice. Reporter: After those words, a tweet. The president threatening the leaders of North Korea, saying that if they keep up provocations, they "Won't be around much longer." While U.S. Bombers pushing further off the coast of north Korea, the farthest north they've been in nearly two decades. North Korea now threatening to shoot those bombers down. And at the white house today -- We've not declared war on North Korea, and frankly the suggestion of that is absurd. Wow. A lot going on and let's get to Martha now. Sobering words from the president's national security adviser tonight, H.R. Mcmaster. Reporter: Yeah, David, he said what we hope to do is to avoid war, but we cannot discount that possibility. As you said, sobering. Martha Raddatz, good to have you here tonight.

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