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No fiery rhetoric or calling kim jong-un rocketman. today, he hinted at diplomacy. msnbc senior national correspondent chris janicing is traveling with the president in seoul and steve clemens is a foreign policy analyst with the atlantic and an msnbc contributor. so chris, you were with the president. how is his rhetoric different? why is his rhetoric different now? and should we read into it, read anything into this greater than hes just there and that is what the moment called for? >> well, i...

Safety rides, stands, or falls on some early morning tweets by the american president, then theyd rather see those tweets not happen. i have to say, though, i think that he -- president trump seems to have toned things down considerably. we didnt hear any little rocket man rhetoric. he seems to be much more inclined to deal on the diplomatic front, and he emphasized on the military front very strongly that that would be an option only as a very -- very much a last resort. so i think that the ton...

100%. well enhance the pressure the e even the international community has working towards north korea and russia. north korea continues its provocation towards the international community so we need to cooperate. we must exercise our policy pap well change our policy. so please come talk to us. i think this is what most of important that we have a complete agreement with president trump. together with many countries, im sure we share in the same thinking. also, the free and open maritime

Myself, we confirmed that we are together 100%. we will enhance the pressure that the entire international community exercises over north korea to the maximum extent by both japan and the united states collaborating and working toward china and russia. no one likes conflicts. i dont like it. mr. trump neither. but north korea continues its provocation against international community, so we need to collaborate in the international community so that they change their policy. we must exercise our...

Together 100%. we will enhance the pressure that the entire international community exercises over north korea to the maximum extent by both japan and the united states collaborating and working toward china and russia. no one likes conflicts. i dont like it, mr. trump neither. but north korea continues its provocation against the international community. so we need to cooperate, so that they change their policy. we must exercise pressure, and from the north korea, we will change our policy. so ...

Nine months at os. that is something were all going to be watching at a minute by minute basis. what does he say? what does he tweet in these various opportunities where reporters were lowed in to meet with the president ahead of state across this region. those will be the occasions where youll hear the president either return to that rhetoric of fire and fury that alarmed so many people around the world over the summer, that rhetoric about referring to kim jong-un as rocket man, threatening he ...

Their bearings, hopefully they will come forward with a press conference. that had to be a hugely overbearing scene for state and local and federal authorities. i am confident within some reasonable amount of time, we will hear from them hopefully and gain more insight as to who the shooter is. what was his provocation behind all of this. >> thank you so much. again, so many are expressing their concern for the community and prayers are being sent and texas governor greg abbott tweeting not long...

Were told before the president left on this trip, no, he was not going to be making a trip to dmz. obviously that would have been a provocative move and seen as something of a provocation by president trump to the koreans had me done that. theyre pulling back from that sort of drama, that sort of theatrics. so that does go to show you their keeping all this in mind. no question that is something even us in the media are concerned about as we make our way around this region. christy. >> thank you...

To send a message. is that something that the trump team, that the white house has factored in ahead of and during this visit? >> reporter: absolutely. and that is why, you know, reporters were asking this question of the national security advisor to president trump, h.r. mcmaster before president trump embarked on this trip, you know, whether the president will modulate his voice, modulate his rhetoric while hes over here. because any kind of provocation coming from president trump could have a...

Last couple weeks, hes been in what white house officials described as brief but complete briefing sessions. people like the secretary of state, the secretary of defense obviously his chief of staff, and because theres so many economic issues, his national economic council director, the vice president is someone who has his ear as well. on friday, they did a one hour briefing. theres the facts of it, and then theres another level of concern, whether its north korea or something else. could the p...