Trump Wants to "Totally Destroy" North Korea and PM Turnbull Just Thumbs Up-ed Him

Donald Trump warned the U.N. he would "totally destroy" North Korea if they attacked the U.S. On the other side of the world, Turnbull nodded in agreement.

U.S. President Donald Trump today addressed the United Nations General Assembly to warn them all that he would "totally destroy" the "rocket man" (that's Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader) if he were to attack the United States.

"We will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea," he told the choir of world leaders, which assembles to maintain world peace and ensure there aren't further world wars. 

"Rocket man [Kim Jong-un] is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime."

If you're not sure why Twitter had a meltdown over Trump calling Kim Jong-un "rocket man", it's a famous Elton John song. 

While many world leaders called Trump's comments ignorant and Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom told BBC that the speech was "at the wrong time, to the wrong audience", Prime Minister Turnbull agreed with Trump's comments on Channel 7's Sunrise this morning, explaining that it's just the "reality".

"It's very important that North Korea understands that if it attacks the United States or its allies, as the President said, the United States will respond and respond in a way that would end the North Korean regime," Turnbull said.

He later reaffirmed Australia's position in the ANZUS treaty stating that "we will come to America's aid. If we are attacked, under that same treaty, America comes to our aid."

The comments come after just North Korea fired another ballistic missile over Japan's northern island of Hokkaido last week, despite many directions not to continue hostile actions.

What a tense time to be alive.

Photo: Shealah Craighead