notably u.s. president donald trump. the united states has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. reporter: kim himself joined in the war of words with the u.s. by calling trump a mentally deranged dotard, an insult that sent many scrambling for the dictionary. kim jong-un is used to operating in the shados of world approval, the u.n. security council recently tightened sanctions for its nuclear weapons program. and in 2014, a u.n. commission of inquiry found north korea s leadership guilty of crimes against humanity, a claim which pyongyang denies. within his own country, kim is feared and trusts only a select few. he s famous for his tactic of purging senior officials, having ousted dozens including his own
sent many people around the world scrambling for a dictionary. the u.n. security council recently tightened sanctions on north korea for its nuclear weapons program. and in 2014, a u.n. commission of inquiry found north korea s leadership guilty of crimes against humanity, a claim which pyongyang denies. within his own country, kim is feared and trusts only a select few, he s famous for his tactic of purging senior officials having going to dozens. and kim s half brother was mysteriously murdered in the kw kuala lumpur airport. the women have both pleaded not guilty. both malaysia and south korea believe north korea to be behind the assassination and while north korea denies anything to do with his death.