North Korea test fired a ballistic missile for the first time since President-elect Trump secured re-election on Monday.
Recently, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un conducted a missile test on November 5, coinciding with the U.S. elections. This action indicates that Kim is not inclined to foster a closer relationship with President Biden than he had with former President Trump.
The missile test occurred shortly after North Korea’s ruling party held its annual assembly in Pyongyang. State media outlet KCNA reported that party officials criticized the ongoing alliances among the U.S., Japan, and South Korea, labeling them as a “nuclear military bloc.”
“This reality clearly shows to which direction we should advance and what we should do and how,” the Workers’ Party of Korea said in a statement.
Furthermore, Kim’s regime criticized South Korea as an “anti-communist stronghold” after recent discussions, particularly in response to President Yoon Suk-Yeoul’s proposal to declare martial law in December.
President-elect Donald Trump attempted to befriend Kim Jong Un during his first administration. (Fox Nation)
North Korea had remained silent for roughly a week after Yoon’s attempt, which was foiled by the nation’s legislature. Kim Jong Un’s regime finally commented on the issue through its state-run news outlet on Dec. 11.
“The shocking incident of the puppet Yoon Suk Yeol regime, which was faced with a serious governance crisis and an impeachment crisis, suddenly declared a martial law decree and unhesitatingly wielded the guns and knives of its fascist dictatorship,” KCNA said in a report.
“The international community is sternly watching, with assessments that the martial law incident exposed vulnerabilities in South Korean society … and that Yoon Suk Yeol’s political life could face an early end,” KCNA added.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, meets soldiers who took part in a training in North Korea, on March 13, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
South Korea’s legislature impeached Yoon soon after his power grab, and a national court is deliberating over whether to uphold his removal.
