North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister accused Washington of stepping up its political and military provocations since Trump took office.

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday warned of "renewing" the country's records in strategic deterrence, denouncing the recent arrival of a US aircraft carrier in South Korea as an attempt to "threaten and pressurise" its regime.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister said Tuesday that the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier to South Korea would prompt Pyongyang to bolster its nuclear arsenal and ramp up military provocations.

In response, the U.S. has intensified joint military drills and expressions of support for Seoul, actions that have drawn the ire of Kim's regime. The North accuses Washington and its ally, South Korea, of aggression, claiming such moves justify moving forward with its nuclear ambitions.

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened a high-profile response to the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South Korea and other U.S. military activities

The group entered the country through China on their trip to Rason in the far northeast — more than 500 miles from the capital city of Pyongyang, which once occasionally welcomed occasional tourism groups, albeit under strict supervision and no real freedom of movement.

Kim’s ‘carefully calibrated’ remarks are aimed at exploiting Trump’s animosity towards Biden to push the US to change course, analysts say.

Kim Yo Jong condemns Washington for ‘stepping up political and military provocations’ with deployment of USS Carl Vinson