North Korea will spark a new crisis in January, responding to the Trump administration’s absent appeasement.

The latest evidence for this threat came on Tuesday from North Korean state media. Pyongyang, a mid-ranking official said, sees President Trump’s interest in renewed dialogue as a “foolish trick” designed only to get Trump through the 2020 election. Chairman Kim Jong Un isn’t willing to play ball, the official warned. Instead, “What is left to be done now is the U.S. option and it is entirely up to the U.S. what Christmas gift it will select to get.”