United State President, Donald Trump, has described the Secretary of state attempted talks with North Korea over its nuclear programme as waste of time.

Trump tweeted, “Save your energy Rex, we’ll do what has to be done!” after it emerged the US had lines of communication with Pyongyang.

But Rex Tillerson disclosed that on Saturday that North Korea had little interest in dialogue concerning its nuclear threat.

The two countries have engaged in heated rhetoric in recent months.

The US wants North Korea to halt its weapons programme, which has seen it perform repeated missile tests, as well as claim to have successfully tested a miniaturised hydrogen bomb which could be loaded on to a long-range missile.

But the attempted dialogue seems to be a waste with President Trump’s approach to the issue.

On Sunday, he tweeted, in reference to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un: “I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man…”

He did not elaborate on what he means by “we’ll do what has to be done”.

Moreover, a senior US official, who asked for clarification later, told Reuters: “At a time when North Korea is continuing its provocations, the president does not think now is the time to negotiate with them.”

The official also said the diplomatic channels were mainly used to discuss American citizens detained by North Korea Pyongyang.

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