North Korea state media declared Wednesday that President Trump is hereby “sentenced to death by the Korean people” for his “blasphemy.”
The declaration was in response to Trump’s recent hilarious tweet attacking North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me “old,” when I would NEVER call him “short and fat?” Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend – and maybe someday that will happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2017
The death sentence was announced by Rodong Sinmun in an editorial in North Korea’s state-run newspaper. The editorial specifically sites four of Trump’s “blasphemous crimes” against the DPRK, adding that President Trump “can never be pardoned” for them.
“The worst crime for which he can never be pardoned is that he dared malignantly hurt the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK — He should know that he is just a hideous criminal sentenced to death by the Korean people.”
The editorial went on to state, “[Trump] will be forced to pay dearly for his blasphemy any moment.”
The second crime listed was Trump’s criticism of the North Korean socialist system.
“The second on the list of his hideous crimes is that he malignantly hurt the dignified DPRK and Korean-style socialist system.” Adding that Trump is “a depraved guy” for “dreaming a pipedream of spreading venom of corrupt American capitalism.”
The third crime was that Trump “spouted a load of rubbish to paint a black picture of the happy life of the great Korean people.” And the fourth crime being that Trump “cried out for stifling the DPRK by force of violence.”
Last week, Trump addressed South Korean leaders, vowing to defend the United States and its allies against North Korean aggression.
In his speech, Trump stated that the brutal regime must be isolated by all responsible nations, adding that “we will not allow American cities to be threatened with destruction. We will not be intimidated. And we will not let the worst atrocities in history be repeated [in South Korea], on this ground we fought and died so hard to secure.”
The North Korean U.N. Ambassador Ja Song Nam wrote to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, blaming the United States for the causing “the worst ever situation.”
The letter was issued in response to the United States deploying nuclear war equipment in preparation to strike North Korea in case they attempt to carry out one of their regular nuclear threats.
Alana Mastrangelo is a contributor to the Washington Examiner’s Beltway Confidential blog. She is a political activist and writer.
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