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The bellicosity, war of words and name-calling match between US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong Un. Trump v Kim “Kim Jong Un of North Korea, who is obviously a madman who doesn’t mind starving or killing his people, will be tested like never before.” Mr Trump, in a tweet YESTERDAY TUESDAY YESTERDAY AUG 11 APRIL 27 AUG 15 JULY 4 “He is unfit to hold the prerogative of supreme command of a country, and he is surely a rogue and a gangster fond of playing with fire, rather than a politician.” “Whatever Trump might have expected, he will face results beyond his expectation. I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard* with fire.” “American b***ards would be not very happy with this gift sent on the July 4 anniversary.” “The US imperialists caught the noose around their necks due to their reckless military confrontation racket.” Mr Kim, hitting back in a rare media statement Mr Kim, as cited in state media KCNA Mr Kim, after the test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on the US’ Independence Day “Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime.” Mr Trump, in his first speech to the United Nations “If he utters one threat in the form of an overt threat ... or if he does anything with respect to Guam, or any place else that is an American territory or an American ally, he will truly regret it and he will regret it fast.” Mr Trump “As to whether or not he’s rational, I have no opinion on it. I hope he’s rational.” Mr Trump, in an interview with Reuters * Dotard refers to “an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile” PHOTOS: REUTERS STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS

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The bellicosity, war of words and name-calling match between US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong Un.Trump v Kim

“Kim Jong Un of North Korea, who is obviously a madman who doesn’t mind starving or killing

his people, will be tested like never before.”

Mr Trump, in a tweet

YESTERDAY

TUESDAY

YESTERDAY

AUG 11

APRIL 27

AUG 15

JULY 4

“He is unfit to hold the prerogative of supreme command of a country, and he is surely a rogue and a gangster fond of playing with fire, rather than a politician.”

“Whatever Trump might have expected, he will face results beyond his expectation. I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard* with fire.”

“American b***ards would be not very happy with this gift sent on the July 4 anniversary.”

“The US imperialists caught the noose around their necks due to their reckless military confrontation racket.”

Mr Kim, hitting back in a rare media statement

Mr Kim, as cited in state media KCNA

Mr Kim, after the test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on the US’ Independence Day

“Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and

his regime.”

Mr Trump, in his �rst speech to the United Nations

“If he utters one threat in the form of an overt threat ... or if he

does anything with respect to Guam, or any place else that is

an American territory or an American ally, he will truly regret

it and he will regret it fast.”Mr Trump

“As to whether or not he’s rational, I have no opinion on it. I hope he’s rational.”Mr Trump, in an interview

with Reuters

* Dotard refers to “an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile”

PHOTOS: REUTERS STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS