Trump shrugs off North Korea ‘Christmas gift’ missile rumors
25 December 2019 |
10:22 am
US President Trump said that the US was "ready to deal with it" if North Korea launched a "Christmas gift" in the form of a missile, as was suggested this month. He added that maybe the gift would be a "beautiful vase."
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