North Korea calls US Vice-President Pence 'stupid'
North Korea calls US Vice-President Pence 'stupid' North Korean official has accused US Vice-President Mike Pence of being "stupid" and warned of possible "nuclear showdown" if diplomacy fails. Choe Son-hui said Pyongyang would not "beg the US for dialogue" nor try to persuade them to attend talks. In recent days, both sides have warned that the 12 June Trump-Kim meeting could be delayed or even called off. Pyongyang said it would reconsider going if the US insisted on it giving up nuclear weapons unilaterally. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that it was the North that had to meet the conditions for the talks to go ahead. Choe Son-hui has been involved in several diplomatic interactions with the US over the past decade. In an article carried by state news agency KCNA, she said Mr Pence had made "unbridled and impudent remarks" in the media in recent days, including his comments that North Korea "may end like...