Military.com: Flanked by Stealth Jets, Trump Confident in 'Options' for North Korea
President Donald Trump on Friday stood before the U.S. Air Force's most advanced stealth aircraft and vowed confidence in the country's ability to respond to North Korean threats.
Speaking at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, D.C., at an event marking the service's 70th anniversary, the president said the regime of Kim Jong-un, in launching another intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, has shown "utter contempt for its neighbors and for the entire world community."
To a crowd of largely military personnel, Trump said, "After seeing your capabilities and commitment here today, I am more confident than ever that our options in addressing this threat are both effective and overwhelming."
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Update: Trump says options for dealing with North Korea are 'overwhelming' (Reuters)
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