North korean actions just reenforced for both leaders why this is the number one threat to both Prime Minister abe and to President Trump. I think the north korean actions were deliberately timed after what was a pretty good week in terms of u. S. Policy in asia, with regard to President Trumps call with xi jinping and secretary mattiss trip to the region, i think the Trump Administration said look, were here and were not going to be an easy issue to deal with. Right now the National Security advisor is said to have broke on the law and critics call for him to be fired, for him to step down. How much does that impact the advice that this group can give the president at this time . I think the precedent is going to get advise from a wide range of people, including the folks in the State Department,
particularly those commitments to china that would affect the finances that north korea has for building these missiles, there may be a statement that comes out of the u. N. Security council
likely on the sidelines of the apec summit in vietnam toward the end of the week. he said we want putin s help on north korea, and north korea will be the dominant issue on this trip. when he arrived in japan today it, trump addressed u.s. troops stationed here and didn t mention north korea specifically but told them they were the greatest threats to tyrants and dictators. here s more of what he had to say. no one, no dictator, no regime and no nation should underestimate ever american resolve. every once in awhile in the past they underestimated us. it was not pleasant for them, was it? it was not pleasant. there is a lot of uncertainty in this region. even confusion about u.s. policy in asia. the perception is that president trump has dialed back u.s.
resolve. every once in a while in the past they under estimated us. it was not pleasant for them, was it? it was not pleasant. reporter: president trump is arriving to a region that is uncertain, even confused about u.s. policy in asia. there is the perception that he has dialed back u.s. engagement by questioning trade deals and security alliances while at the same time stoking tension with north korea. we also can t ignore that there have been some significant shifts in the balance of power in the region. just in the last month alone. here in japan abe has been re-elected and is now angling to change the pass i haveist constitution that would remill tar eyes japan. beijing and seoul from normalized relations after a lengthy dispute. that happened just last week.
north korean actions just re-enforced for both leaders why this is the number one threat to both prime minister abe and to president trump. i think the north korean actions were deliberately timed after what was a pretty good week in terms of u.s. policy in asia, with regard to president trump s call with xi jinping and secretary mattis s trip to the region, i think the trump administration said look, we re here and we re not going to be an easy issue to deal with. right now the national security advisor is said to have broke on the law and critics call for him to be fired, for him to step down. how much does that impact the advice that this group can give the president at this time? i think the precedent is going to get advise from a wide range of people, including the folks in the state department,