nuclear armed country. whether you want to accept it or not a country that is armed with nuclear weapons. the president s statements stand for itself. it s not obsessing to want to know more. i see a packed room of journalists here, and normally there aren t half as many as there are here today. that shows a greater indication of your interest. so, i mean, of course, you know, any time the president says something that sounds like the u.s. might be on the brink of water with another country, there s going to be a lot of reporter interest in this. heather s responsibilities there to the associated press reporter matt lee was pretty surprising to most of us who were watching. i mean, it certainly is. considering the fact that there is an escalating conflict there. two nuclear armed countries and what the president said when he used the words fire and fury. a lot of people have questions, and they want a lot of answers, which is very understandable there. courtney there for us.
that s right. secretary mattis has been measured while talking about the asia region and the region with north korea since he became secretary of defense. just as evidence of how significant this problem is and how he recognizes that, his very first overseas trip back in february was to south korea and to japan. the statement that came out yesterday was more bellicose than what we usually see from secretary of defense jim mattis. the state department responded to this yesterday with the spokesperson there, heather newa eve rt. on the surface it appeared that president trump was even more fi fiery than the rest of his administration. courtney, thank you. appreciate it. we ll talk to you again in a bit. this comes as our allies abroad are responding to the latest threat from north korea. the u.k. s u.n. delegate says britain stands shoulder to shoulder with the united states in tackling this threat. trump s comments are one of the many strands of u.s. activity.