joint u.s./south korea military exercises last week. and the launch also comes amid new reporting over the weekend from the new york times that raises alarming questions about nuclear capabilities of north korea. and how the united states is able to counter them. the times interviewed obama and trump administration officials and reviewed public records and found, quote, the united states still does not have the ability to effectively counter the north korean nuclear missile programs and those threats are far more resilient than experts thoughts. the danger was so significant that former president obama warned president trump north korean nuclear threat is likely to be the most urgent problem he will confront. we ll be back with more mtp daily in just 60 seconds. why do so many businesses rely on the u.s. postal service? because when they ship with us,
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belligerent since taking power and his government now says it will retaliate against any provocations by the united states and south korea without any prior notice. north korea has of course test fired a number of missiles include one and conducted an underground nuclear test. the u.s. is taking it all very seriously. when a country says the kind of things that they re saying, you have to take it seriously and take steps to ensure what we say in response, we can and will defend our own nation and can and will defend our allies, that s credible. reporter: these threats coincide with joint u.s.-korean exercises in the area. thanks, steve. ainsley: more headlines, a texas district attorney and his wife were found murdered in their house saturday two months after his top assistant was gunned doubt. police say mike and cynthia
sake of balance. mike: one of the republican congressmen who met with the president last week was oklahoma s james langford who joint us now. congressman, thanks for joining us. great to talk to you again. great to see you again, governor. mike: when you met with the president you were one of the congressmen and specifically pressed him about a balanced budget. he didn t seem that interested, did he? he did not. i asked if we could find some common ground and sade one of the key areas would be on a balanced budget. we may disagree on the method but at least agree on the principal of our budget should balance. it was the crown jewel of the clinton administration they could work with a republican house to finally come to a balanced put it an budget. he reiterated he doesn t feel like a balanced budget is a goal and i can t imagine simply saying as a nation we will spend what we have and not try to overspend. mike: listen to a clip from the president during 2008 back in the camp
sake of balance. mike: one of the republican congressmen who met with the president last week was oklahoma s james langford who joint us now. congressman, thanks for joining us. great to talk to you again. great to see you again, governor. mike: when you met with the president you were one of the congressmen and specifically pressed him about a balanced budget. he didn t seem that interested, did he? he did not. i asked if we could find some common ground and sade one of the key areas would be on a balanced budget. we may disagree on the method but at least agree on the principal of our budget should balance. it was the crown jewel of the clinton administration they could work with a republican house to finally come to a balanced put it an budget. he reiterated he doesn t feel like a balanced budget is a goal and i can t imagine simply saying as a nation we will spend what we have and not try to overspend. mike: listen to a clip from the president during 2008 back in the camp