North Korea just called Trump an old imbecile in the latest sign the country is back on a warpath

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North Korean officials revived the insult "dotard" against President Donald Trump in response to his insults about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and threats to take military action against the Hermit Kingdom.

North Korea has repeatedly indicated over the past weeks that it plans to act most likely reviving intercontinental ballistic missile testing by the end of the year should it not get significant concessions from the United States.

"If any language and expressions stoking the atmosphere of confrontation are used once again on purpose at a crucial moment as now, that must really be diagnosed as the relapse of the dotage of a dotard," North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui said in North Korea's official news agency KCNA on Thursday, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The relationship between the US and North Korea has steadily deteriorated despite high-profile meetings between Trump and Kim, with North Korea saying that it will be taking action should the US not come to the table for serious, significant talks.

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North Korean officials are reviving jabs at President Donald Trump's mental capacity in an indication that peace talks between the two nations are deteriorating. North Korea has repeatedly indicated over the past weeks that it plans to act most likely reviving intercontinental ballistic missile testing by the end of the year should it not get significant concessions from the United States.

"If any language and expressions stoking the atmosphere of confrontation are used once again on purpose at a crucial moment as now, that must really be diagnosed as the relapse of the dotage of a dotard," North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui said in North Korea's official news agency KCNA on Thursday, Yonhap News Agency reported. See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Extremists turned a frog meme into a hate symbol, but Hong Kong protesters revived it as an emblem of hopeSee Also:350 health professionals write letter to Congress claiming Trump's mental health is deteriorating dangerously amid impeachment proceedings45 of the best pictures White House photographers took in 20193 legal experts forcefully testified on Wednesday that Trump abused his power and should be impeachedSEE ALSO:

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