strategic patience is over. and you re seeing a leadership now from president trump, vice president pence to ensure that all options are on the table here to resolve this issue with north korea. sandra: you know, right off the bat, sean spicer was asked at that white house press briefing whether or not the president is going to use red lines. first of all, here was the response. drawing red lines hasn t really worked in the past. he holds his cards close to the vest. and i think you re not gonna see him telegraphing how he s going to respond to any military or other situation going forward. they launched a missile. i understand that. and it failed. we re well aware of what s going object. sandra: senator, is that a good strategy? well, the president is now leading from up front than leading from behind which we saw from the prior administration. president trump s decisive actions in syria, in afghanistan, by delivering a strong message to north korea, is actually making the
that is very much a work in progress. not all together clear the chinese will make that happen, wolf. to ask the white house press secretary sean spicer about the north korean strategy, tell bus that. that s right. sean spicer said the president won t draw any red lines for north korea. that term about red lines we have been hearing about that for the last several years but they aren t drawing any red lines to define just how far kim jong-un can go on his taunt and threats. spicer noted that did not work for the previous administration. red lines did not work for president obama when he warned syrian leader al assad not to use chemical weapons. here is what spicer had it say about that. does the president have a red line when it comes to north korea that if they cross it they will bring about some kind of military response for the u.s.? i think what we talked about, the use of red lines in the past with respect to syria, that drawing red lines hasn t worked in the past. he hold
thank you. sandra: that was sean spicer, the white house press secretary, wrapping up the daily briefing on this monday afternoon. running about 30 to 40 minutes in length. little bit shorter than normal. but he did answer some very, very important questions when it did come to north korea. let s bring in staff writer for the specialist. jessica, i ll start with you first. when asked about the president s use of red lines, sean spicer responded drawing red lines hasn t worked in the past, the president won t telegraph what his actions will be in the future. i thought that was his smartest answer today. he did remain calm through the entire press conference with some heated top eubgs. not only on north korea, but also on president trump s tax returns and other issues. i thought that was incredibly smart. that s something we ve been talk about, certainly since president obama drew the red line and what happened with the campaign issue
the care they deserve. he ll also host the new england patriots this wednesday to congratulate them on their fifth super bowl win. on thursday, the prime minister of italy will be here for an official visit. with that, i ll kick it off to the birthday boy, mr. jim costa. i ll take it. thank you, sean. does the president have a red line when it comes to north korea that if they cross it, they will bring about some kind of military the u.s.? i think what we talked about, you know, the use of red lines in the past with respect to syria, the president s red line, that drawing red lines hasn t really worked in the past. he holds his cards close to the vest. you re not going to see him telegraphing how he s going to respond to any military or other situation going forth. that s just something that he believes has not served us well in the past. we did this with mosul. it really gives the intended
it is highly unclear as to whether or not he has the ability to be able to think this thing through in a way that avoids an actual military showdown between the united states and north korea. reporter: one thing the white house says it won t do is draw a red line with north korea, to define just how far the country can go in it s provocations. a red line didn t work in syria. does the president have a red line when it comes to north korea, that if they cross it they will bring about some kind of military response from the u.s.? i think what we talked about, the use of red lines in the past with respect to syria, that drawing red lines hasn t really worked in the past. he holds his cards close to the vest and you re not going to hear him talking about how he s