Trump Maintains Tough Stance on North Korean Regime

October 2, 2017 Share Print 0

President Donald Trump toughened his rhetoric against North Korea on Sunday, declaring that attempts to negotiate with the regime were “waste,” and the U.S. was prepared to “do what has to be done” as tensions escalate between both countries.Over the weekend, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the U.S. had opened a direct channel of communication with Pyongyang, which has tested rockets with increasing regularity. Tillerson has said there were at least “a couple” of channels through which the two parties were attempting to negotiate, The Wall Street Journal reported.However, Trump on Sunday effectively undercut his Secretary of State’s diplomacy by declaring negotiations to be all but fruitless. In a series of posts on Twitter, Trump told Tillerson to “save his energy,” suggesting the U.S. was prepared to escalate its heated rhetoric to potential military action.

Source: Trump tells Tillerson not to ‘waste time’ on North Korea talks: ‘We’ll do what has to be done’ – CNBC

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Based in London, Craig Erlam joined OANDA in 2015 as a market analyst. With many years of experience as a financial market analyst and trader, he focuses on both fundamental and technical analysis while producing macroeconomic commentary. His views have been published in the Financial Times, Reuters, The Telegraph and the International Business Times, and he also appears as a regular guest commentator on the BBC, Bloomberg TV, FOX Business and SKY News. Craig holds a full membership to the Society of Technical Analysts and is recognised as a Certified Financial Technician by the International Federation of Technical Analysts.