President Trump said on Saturday Kim Jong-un called former Vice President Joe Biden, whose name he misspelled, ‘swampman’ and a ‘low IQ individual.’
Trump tweeted: ‘North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me.
‘I have confidence that Chairman Kim will keep his promise to me, & also smiled when he called Swampman Joe Bidan [sic] a low IQ individual, & worse.
‘Perhaps that’s sending me a signal?’
Trump was referring to a recent editorial published by state-run media in North Korea.
The editorial was full of insults hurled at Biden, who was labeled a 'fool of low IQ' and an 'imbecile bereft of elementary quality as a human being.'
North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un (left) called former Vice President Joe Biden (right) 'swampman' and a 'low IQ individual,' President Trump claimed in a tweet
Trump also dismissed concerns about recent missile launches from North Korea and said he was confident that the country’s leader, Kim, would keep promises that he had made
The North Korean media was reacting to a recent speech in which Biden called Kim a tyrant.
Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday said the former American vice president had insulted the country’s supreme leadership and committed an 'intolerable and serious politically-motivated provocation' against the North.
Biden during a campaign launch in Philadelphia on Saturday accused Trump of cozying up to 'dictators and tyrants' like Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
'What he uttered is just sophism of an imbecile bereft of elementary quality as a human being, let alone a politician,' KCNA said.
The piece, labeled a commentary, said Biden had 'gone reckless and senseless, seized by ambition for power.'
It went on to mention apparent Biden gaffes, such as once appearing to fall asleep during a speech by then-President Barack Obama.
'It is by no means accidental that here is nonstop comment over his bid for candidacy that he is not worth pinning hope on, backed by the jeer that he is a fool of low IQ,' KCNA said.
It mocked Biden’s belief that he was 'the most popular presidential candidate.” ‘’This is enough to make a cat laugh,' the report said.
A spokesman for Biden’s campaign, Andrew Bates, responded later Wednesday: 'Given Vice President Biden’s record of standing up for American values and interests, it’s no surprise that North Korea would prefer that Donald Trump remain in the White House.'
Trump also dismissed concerns about recent missile launches from North Korea and said he was confident that the country’s leader, Kim, would keep promises that he had made.
A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency shows missiles being fired during a strike drill of military units at an
