Tillerson: North Korean diplomacy continues until the first “bomb drop”

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said diplomatic efforts to resolve the North Korean crisis “will continue until the first bomb falls.”

That’s the claim that his chief envoy “wasted time” trying to negotiate with the Little Rocket Man despite a few weeks ago.

“I think he does want to be as military prepared as Kim Jong Un and the North Korean regime,” Tillerson told CNN’s Sate of Found on Sunday, saying: “But be clear: the president has also made it clear to me that he wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. He is not seeking war. ”

Recently, mixed news at the top of the U.S. government has raised the possibility of misunderstandings about the growing possibility of verbal communication between Trump and North Korean leaders.

Trump told the UN General Assembly last month that if the United States is “forced to defend itself or its allies, we have no choice but to destroy North Korea completely.” Trump also tweeted that if South Korea continues to provoke, South Korea’s leaders “will not be longer”, a statement led to foreign ministers in the north asserting that Trump “declares war against our country.”

Tillerson admitted on a recent trip to Beijing that the Trump administration is maintaining open direct communication channels with North Korea and explored North Korea’s willingness to talk. He did not provide any detailed description of the nature of these channels or any discussion.

Not long after, Trump went to Twitter and said he told “our excellent secretary of state, he is wasting time trying to negotiate with the little Rocket man… Save your energy Rex, we will do what we have to do!” Trump did not provide any further explanation, but he said all military options were dealing with North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.

Analysts speculate whether the president and his top diplomats play “good police, bad police” with North Korea and how China explains the chaos in Washington. Beijing is the main trading partner of the north and the United States is counting on China to enforce UN sanctions.

“Don’t worry, the Chinese will not confuse the U.S. policy toward North Korea in any way, or what our actions and efforts point to,” Tillerson said.

Asked if Trump’s tweets undermined Tillerson, the secretary said: “I think what the president is doing is that he is trying to inspire many people’s actions, especially the North Korean regime. I think he does want to keep things clear with Kim Jong-un and that regime in North Korea, and that regime in North Korea, and he has prepared those military options on the table, and we’ve been perfect, and we’ve done the efforts of those times.

He added that Trump “has made it clear to me that I would continue my diplomatic efforts and we have told others that these diplomatic efforts will continue until the first bomb has dropped.”

North Korean missiles have the potential to hit mainland America and have recently carried out the largest underground nuclear explosion ever. It threatens to explode another nuclear bomb over the Pacific Ocean.