the third in a family dynasty, that has wielded absolute power over the country for nearly 70 years, does not seem to be yielding. he sees his nuclear program as a source of national pride. and the right to keep it as a matter of life and death. so the more our president vows to end it, the more tests kim conducts. senator gardner dismisses the north korean leader as a madman, who needs reining in, by force, if necessary. >> i think most people agree that kim jong-un is a whack job. >> you call him a whack job, they call you a man mixed with human dirt, who has lost basic judgment and body hair. >> he doesn't like my body hair. not sure if that was an onion headline or if it was real. >> but we're not in the schoolyard. the consequences are real and serious. >> they are and that's why we have to ensure we have these tools we must ewe to change the situation. >> president trump said of president kim at the u.n. general assembly, and i quote,