N. Korea denounces Rubio's "rogue state" remarks

North Korea has openly denounced the Trump administration for the first time since Donald Trump returned to office.

According to the Korean Central News Agency on Monday, North Korea's foreign ministry condemned new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for calling Pyongyang a "rogue state."

It also called the remarks "slanderous" and reiterated the U.S.'s unchanged hostile policy toward Pyongyang stating that it is absurd for the world's most troublesome country to call others troublesome.

The North appears to be commenting on remarks made by Rubio on a U.S. podcast on January 30th where he said the world is becoming multi-polar with "rogue states" including Iran and North Korea to deal with.