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President Donald Trump reacted on social media Tuesday after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un blew up a railway and road connecting the nation with South Korea.
The 45th president simply labeled the event as “BAD NEWS,” highlighting the importance of supporting him during the election.
“North Korea just blew up the railway going to South Korea. Here we go, this is BAD NEWS! ‘Only Trump can solve it,’” he wrote.
An Associated Press report referred to the strike of the unused routes that connected North and South Korea as a symbolic display of anger.
“The choreographed demolition underlines North Korea’s growing anger against South Korea’s conservative government. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to sever relations with South Korea and abandon the goal of achieving peaceful Korean unification,” the outlet stated.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) released a statement following Tuesday’s blasts to note they were monitoring the situation and that no injuries of South Koreans had been reported.
“Our military has fired warning shots in areas south of the Military Demarcation Line,” the JCS statement said, according to ABC News.
“The military is closely monitoring North Korean activities and has reinforced surveillance and alert posture in cooperation with the U.S., maintaining a state of full readiness,” it added.
Seoul warned on Monday that North Korean forces were preparing to demolish the transportation route.
“The North Korean military has been carrying out activities assumed to be linked to explosions on the roads along the Gyeongui and Donghae lines,” JCS spokesperson Col. Lee Sung-jun said.
The destruction came just two days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that North Korean troops are now fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine.
“This is no longer just about transferring weapons,” Zelensky said. “It is actually about transferring people from North Korea to the occupying military forces.”
“The front line needs more support,” he added.
The recent developments follow a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to North Korea in June where the two nations discussed strengthening relations and mutual military efforts.