Trump responds to North Korean missile tests in late-night tweets

President Trump took to Twitter Monday night to hit North Korea over the country conducting another ballistic missile test.

“North Korea has just launched another missile. Does this guy have anything better to do with his life? Hard to believe that South Korea and Japan will put up with this much longer,” Trump tweeted.

“Perhaps China will put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!”

North Korea has just launched another missile. Does this guy have anything better to do with his life? Hard to believe that South Korea…..

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2017

….and Japan will put up with this much longer. Perhaps China will put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2017

Reports emerged Monday night that North Korean had test-launched a long-range ballistic missile it said could “reach anywhere in the world.”

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Experts said the claim of a successful intercontinental ballistic missile would have to be further evaluated. 

Trump is trying to move Chinese President Xi Jinping to do more to pressure North Korea to halt its nuclear weapons programs. On Sunday, the president discussed his concerns about North Korea by phone with Xi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

The missile test and Trump’s tweets come shortly before Trump is expected to meet with Xi and other world leaders at the upcoming Group of 20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, next week.