DON’T UNDERESTIMATE US, WARNS TRUMP
US PREZ GIVES A STERN MESSAGE TO ‘DICTATORS’ AHEAD OF ASIA TOUR
TOKYO: President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a stern warning that “no dictator” should underestimate the US as he kicked off an Asian tour dominated by the North Korea nuclear crisis.
Speaking to cheering military personnel at Yokota Air Base just west of Tokyo minutes after landing, Trump donned a bomber jacket and said “no one, no dictator, no regime and no nation should underestimate... American resolve”.
“Every once in a while in the past, they underestimated us. It was not pleasant for them, was it?” roared Trump.
“We will never yield, never waver and never falter in defence of our people, our freedom and our great American flag.”
Trump’s marathon trip comes with the North Korea crisis at fever pitch. Pyongyang welcomed Trump to the region with a rhetorical volley via the ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun, warning a “spiritually instable” president against making “reckless remarks”.
LIKELY TO MEET PUTIN
Trump said he would likely meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during the tour. “I think it’s expected we’ll meet with Putin, yeah. We want Putin’s help on North Korea, and we’ll be meeting with a lot of different leaders.”
He added that North Korea was a “big problem for our country and for the world, and we want to get it solved” but had kind words for its people.