Donald Trump on Wednesday warned North Korea not to “underestimate” America, as he wrapped up a two-day visit to South Korea that analysts widely regarded as a foreign policy success.
Speaking to the South Korean parliament, the US president told North Korea not to interpret American restraint as weakness, saying it would be a “fatal miscalculation” because his administration was very different from its predecessors.
“I hope I speak not only for our countries but for all civilised nations when I say to the North: Do not underestimate us. And do not try us,” Mr Trump said. “We will not allow American cities to be threatened with destruction. We will not be intimidated.”