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President Trump Contradicts Nat-Sec Adviser, Says North Korean Missile Tests Don’t ‘Disturb’ Him

Emily Zanotti

President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that he wasn’t “disturbed” by a series of North Korean short-range missile tests conducted last week, despite concerns that the tests violate both United Nations restrictions and an informal agreement inked between North Korea and the United States last year.

Trump tweeted about the tests Saturday, calling the missiles “small weapons,” and focusing instead on North Korea’s comments about former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden.

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