hold on, i'm not finished. it's always appropriate for the president of this country to promote the flag and promote the national anthem -- >> and promote the first amendment? >> switching topics. >> north korean leader said president trump had declared worry on north korea and it has right to shoot down. does he take it as a decoration of war? >> not at all. we've not declared war on north korea and frankly the suggestion of that is absurd. >> what is the white house's reaction to north korea's threat to shoot down u.s. aircraft even if it's not in their airspace? >> it's never appropriate to shoot down another country's aircraft when it's over international waters. our goal is still the same. we continue to seek the peaceful denuclearization of the korean peninsula. that's our focus. doing that through both the most maximum, and diplomatic pressures as possible at this point. >> does the president believe