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President's tactic and his -- i mean, he rolled the dice here with this language. >> yeah, i don't -- >> is it back firing? >> i don't think so, and i don't think it was rolling the dice. >> we know it was improvised, ad libbed. >> yeah, but i think the tone and the point of his tone was the point that over the last eight and a half years, we've had this patient diplomacy. and where it got us was 60-plus nuclear weapons, miniaturized nuclear weapons, interballistic missiles and now half the united states of maamerica can be reac. letting the world rely heavily on china to rein them in has been...

We have learned that the president ad libbed this statement? that was the discussion, was it strategic? we learned it was ad libbed. that's not unusual for president trump. he speaks for himself, they always say that. it is unusual in a sense of topic for any president. >> i could probably jump back and say none of his national security advisers gave him a 3 x 5 card, these are the things, start with fire, follow with fury. nobody did that. so, i think the president, without getting too psychological, took this very, very personal, which i think he does. he made it super crystal clear to north...

Ago has said they are ready to fight on his orders and he is the commander of the korean people's army. the supreme commander. but i do think that we need to -- we really need to watch over the coming weeks, and here's why. august is always a tense month in this part of the world, because they engage in joint military drills, and those are expected to kick off later this month. it always infewuriates pyongyan and the officials here in beijing, the chinese government doesn't like to see these military exercises, either. so if north korea did feel confident they could pull off something like thi...

We'll have to find out if these are ad libbed, or if there's more plan and thought given to what he wants to do in terms of tone sp tone. so the 36-hole summit, if you will, that's how many holes are on the president's golf course, we expect that there will be real opportunity to connect over this. and perhaps to hear some of the feedback that has been critical of the president's tone, but at the same time, also many in the government saying that the president sent the right signal in terms of being forceful, even if the language is inflammatory and worrisome to many. hallie? >> reporter: kell...

>> so congressman, let me play again the threat that the president made today. and again, just to be clear so our viewers know, the president was speaking at an event about opioid addiction. and he sort of, it seems, ad libbed, and said this at the beginning of that meeting. here he is. >> north korea best not make anymore threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. they will be met with fire, fury, and frankly, power the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> he delivered that. he obviously was angry, arms crossed. what's your...