North Korean general says Trump is 'bereft of reason'

Supporters of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.
(Image credit: Kim Won-Jin/AFP/Getty Images)

The war of words between President Trump and North Korea escalated on Wednesday, when a North Korean general called Trump's promise of "fire and fury" if the country continued to threaten the U.S. with nuclear weapons a "load of nonsense."

State-run news agency KCNA aired a statement by Gen. Kim Rak Gyom, who said "sound dialogue is not possible with such a guy bereft of reason and only absolute force can work on him." He then attacked Trump for going on what the president calls a "working vacation" at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, accusing him of playing golf while "failing to grasp the ongoing grave situation."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.