Nuclear button on my desk is 'much bigger' than yours: Trump warns Kim

It seems that the banter between US President, Donald Trump and North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un had spilled into 2018 as the two continue to engage in war of words.

Trump in a tweet on Wednesday, fired a warning to North Korea, taunting leader Kim Jong Un that he has a nuclear button which is "much bigger" than that of the North Korean leader.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2018

The threat came after an annual speech given by Kim, in which he cautioned: 'The U.S. should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on my table.'

Kim warned America that it can 'never start a war against me and our country' and insisted his nukes are now a reality, not a threat.

Despite the ongoing war of words, Pyongyang this morning revealed it will reopen a hotline with South Korea to discuss attending the Winter Olympics.

The tweet is Trump's 17th of the year... and the year is just three days old! Oh Trump!