Overview

• KCNA issued the rebuke after President Lee's Washington speech outlining a path to peace and denuclearization.
• State media labeled Lee a 'maniac for confrontation' and a 'hypocrite' and described South Korea as an enemy state.
• KCNA reiterated that the North will never give up nuclear weapons, calling their status an inevitable defensive choice.
• Trump said he would like to meet Kim Jong Un this year, a remark KCNA did not include in its reporting.
• KCNA highlighted Kim's visit to a fishing village, reporting that he praised its development.