Speaking to reporters at his Bedminster, New Jersey resort, the president said North Korea should "get their act together" or it will "be in trouble like few nations have ever been," according to AP.
North Korea should be "very, very nervous" if it does anything to the US, Trump told reporters, according to Reuters, adding that he thinks China can and will do a lot more to resolve the crisis.
"We'll always consider negotiations," the president added.
"I have great respect for what China and Russia did" in the Security Council, with a 15-0 vote for sanctions." He cautioned, however, that the sanctions may not be as effective as many expect.
"The people of our country are safe, our allies are safe," he concluded.
Following the meeting with his security advisers on Thursday afternoon, Trump said the US was "preparing for many different alternatives" about North Korea.
"He's disrespected our country greatly," Trump said of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un. "He's not getting away with it."...read more>>>...