Donald Trump lapsing into ‘the dotage of a dotard’, says North Korea

Insult came after US president again talked of military action

gettyimages-1152948580.jpg
Trump and Kim
(Image credit: (Brendan Smiallowski/AFP via Getty Images))

North Korea has renewed its verbal attacks on President Trump, describing him as a “dotard” for a second time, after he raised the prospect of military action against the regime.

The North Korean foreign ministry said his words “must really be diagnosed as the relapse of the dotage of a dotard”.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up