Military strikes not first choice, but won't put up with North Korea: Trump

Trump said he has had a 'strong' and 'frank' conversation with Xi Jinping about North Korea

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that military action was not the "first choice" of his administration on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.

On his way to participate in a tax reform event, Trump told reporters that military action against North Korea was "not the first choice, but we will see what happens", Xinhua news agency reported.

His latest comments were less harsh than ones he made last month where he threatened "fire and fury" against the Pyongyang regime.

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