"Morning Joe" host Mika Brzezinski ripped President Donald Trump for his tweet Friday calling Kim Jong Un a "madman," saying "you are not a child."
The North Korean dictator released a statement blasting Trump as a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard" who would be cleansed "with fire." Trump, who warned at a speech before the United Nations on Tuesday that North Korea would be "totally destroyed" if the U.S. was forced to defend itself, responded on Twitter Friday.
"Kim Jong Un of North Korea, who is obviously a madman who doesn't mind starving or killing his people, will be tested like never before," he wrote.
Kim Jong Un of North Korea, who is obviously a madman who doesn't mind starving or killing his people, will be tested like never before!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2017
Brzezinski read out the statements from Kim and Trump; the latter she called "unbelievable."
"Donald, you know what? Seriously. You are not a child. You are a 70-year-old man. Stop," she said.
Brzezinski became the center of the political universe in June when Trump tweeted personal attacks on her and MSNBC co-host and fiancee Joe Scarborough. The hosts were criticized for being friendly with Trump during his primary campaign, but they have become two of his harshest critics during his administration.
