here it is. >> frankly, the people who were questioning that statement, was it too tough? maybe it wasn't tough enough. >> what did you hear in that as you told nicolle wallace at 4:00 p.m. today? >> i heard a president who is aware of the reaction and a person who as we all know, when you cover him, he never goes back. he never walks anything back, but, you know, to phil's point, this was a guy who went out today twice. clearly wanted to speak. he wanted to create a lot of news, but honestly, didn't seem to have a ton to say that was new or substantive that provided clarity on these subjects. there was more of the same brashness and bluster on north korea, and i think it was phil when he was asked, what does fire and fury mean? he said, you'll see. the same question came up at the second briefing. the answer again was, you'll see. they will see. nobody knows what that means. it's so opaque, and that's typical of his statements too. he throws a lot out there to see what sticks and what gets a