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U.S. ready to deal with any North Korean 'Christmas gift': Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after participating in a video teleconference with members of the U.S. military at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 24, 2019. [Reuters, Leah Millis]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off North Korea’s warning of a “Christmas gift”, saying the United States would “deal with it very successfully,” amid concerns in the United States that Pyongyang might be preparing a missile test.

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