‘We Do Not Care’: Emboldened North Korea Warns US Should ‘Worry’ Even If Trump Wins

North Korea does “not care” whether former President Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential elections in November, warning that the U.S. should “worry” regardless, according to North Korean state media.

Trump has routinely touted his former administration’s progress in bringing North Korea to the negotiating table on issues like denuclearization, and his own relationship with the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un. But North Korea appears to be unconcerned with whoever wins the U.S. presidential elections in November, as nothing will “change” in relations, North Korean state media reported Tuesday.

“Trump, who has been officially confirmed as a candidate for the Republican Party, said in his speech of acceptance for candidate that ‘I got along with them and it is nice to get along with someone who has a lot of nuclear weapons and otherwise,’ thus buoying a lingering desire for the prospects of the DPRK-U.S. relations,” an article from North Korean state media outlet KCNA on Wednesday reads, as translated into English by NK News. “Even if any administration takes office in the U.S., the political climate, which is confused by the infighting of the two parties, does not change and, accordingly, we do not care about this.”

“The DPRK has bolstered up its self-defensive capabilities to safeguard its ideology, social system, dignity and life and is fully ready for all-out confrontation with the U.S.,” the article reads. “Due to the serious strategic mistakes of the successive administrations, the era has come when the U.S. should really worry about its security.”

The article notes that Trump attempted to work with the North Korean government to achieve non-hostile relations, but claims that he “did not bring about any substantial positive change.” State media also appeared to call into doubt whether the U.S. was serious about avoiding the prospect of war with North Korea.