Aug 8, 2017 - Politics & Policy

Trump: North Korea will be met with "fire and fury"

Trump told reporters Tuesday afternoon after reports surfaced that North Korea has successfully miniaturized a nuclear warhead that the North "best not" threaten the U.S., or else face "fire and fury" from the U.S.

The full statement: "North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. He has been very threatening beyond a normal state, and as I said they will be met with fire, fury, and frankly power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. Thank you."

Trump on North Korean threat: "They will be met with fire, fury and frankly power the likes of which this world has never seen before." pic.twitter.com/meWtD2aQ2a — Axios (@axios) August 8, 2017

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