korea to halt its nuclear weapons program and only on friday he spoke with the chinese president on this very subject. senior administration officials say that events in north korea have absolutely nothing to do with mr. trump's policy on trade. they say national security and the issue of trade are two distinct issues. meanwhile, we're hearing from the senate minority leader chuck schumer who lashed out at the president saying, quote, president trump's pattern continues, tough talk on china. but weaker action than anyone could ever imagine. also this morning, guys, the chinese are also weighing in an editorial in an official chinese newspaper say that the president's actions could in the editorial's words, poison the u.s.-chinese relationship. and you might recall that it was only a little more than a week ago that mr. trump was very successful in getting the chinese on board with the u.n.