War of words: US and North Korea
What US, North Korean leaders have said about each other
“A funny lady, who is by no means intelligent.”
Pyongyang describing former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“A bunch of tricksters and political imbeciles who are the centre of a plot breeding fraud and swindle.”
Pyongyang on the administration of former US President George W. Bush
“A half-baked man in terms of morality and a philistine whom we can never deal with.”
Pyongyang’s description of former US President George W. Bush
“[Obama should go] live with a group of monkeys in the world’s largest African natural zoo and lick the breadcrumbs thrown by spectators.”
Pyongyang on former US president Barack Obama.
“Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime.”
US President Donald Trump on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
“I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard with fire.”
North Korea leader Kim Jung-un on US President Donald Trump
“Together with China we’ll continue to strive for a reasonable approach and not an emotional one like when children in a kindergarten start fighting and no one can stop them.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the war of words between North Korea and the US.
