Kim has been "unthreatening and respectful" during his presidency, Trump said on Truth Social, in an announcement to scale down annual preparedness drills just hours before they were scheduled to begin. He also took a swipe at his South Korean counterpart for declining to join his war in Iran.
North Korea, which flouted multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions only last week by testing more ballistic missiles, is learning the utility of its rhetorical threats against the United States. And if it wasn’t clear already, America’s enemies are understanding the true value of even a modest nuclear arsenal like the one held by Pyongyang.