Trump brushes off North Korea "Christmas gift"

Context: Satellite imagery confirmed that North Korea is building a new structure at a factory near Pyongyang where it manufactures military trucks used as mobile launchers for long-range missiles.

• The construction demonstrates that the country is broadly expanding its missile capabilities.

What he's saying:

“We’ll find out what the surprise is and we’ll deal with it very successfully. We’ll see what happens," Trump said according to Reuters. “Maybe it’s a nice present. Maybe it’s a present where he sends me a beautiful vase as opposed to a missile test.”

The big picture: Leaders from China, Japan, South Korea on Tuesday at a trilateral summit reiterated their commitment to end North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, according to AP.

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