In his first State of the Union address, U.S. President Donald Trump branded the North Korean regime "depraved" and touted his pushback against "unfair trade deals," but had little new to say beyond rehashed statements about two key issues allied Japan continues to grapple with.
Trump, speaking before both houses of Congress, lambasted the "cruel dictatorship in North Korea," which he said has "oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally" than any other.
The U.S. leader also said the North's "reckless pursuit of nuclear missiles could very soon threaten our homeland" and vowed to continue his campaign of "maximum pressure" to prevent Pyongyang from reaching that goal.