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Even for a president who revels in the shock and thunder of outrageous tweets, donald trump is delivering a new jolt to the escalating nuclear tensions with north korea. this tweet last night shocking both enemies and allies by using schoolyard-like taunts to bat away the nuclear saber-rattling of north korea's volatile leader, kim jong-un. president trump saying that he too has, quote, a nuclear button, but it is a much bigger and more powerful one than his and my button works. this tweet raising eyebrows and concerns. cnn's kaitlan collins is at the white house. kaitlan, what's the white hou...

President trump tweeted sanctions and other pressures are beginning to have a big impact on north korea. soldiers are dangerously fleeing to south korea. rocket man now wants to talk to south korea for the first time. perhaps that is good news, perhaps not. we will see. then there was trump's other tweet of the day on north korea, taunting the north's dictator. in his new year's eve address, kim jong-un said the whole territory of the u.s. is within our range of a nuclear strike and the button is always on my desk. this is a reality not a threat. last night president trump tweeted north korean...

On monday, the dictator claimed the entire u.s. is in firing range of his nuclear weapons and the button is always on his desk. late last night president trump responded by tweeting in part, will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that i too have a nuclear button but it is a much bigger and more powerful one than his and my button works. let me stop here for a second and explain this nuclear button. it is not actually a button. it's a process. the president has what's called a nuclear football, with him wherever he goes. it's actually a 45-pound locked briefcas...

A nuclear button but it is a much bigger and more powerful one than his and my button works. there you have got the president of the united states taking a shot at little rocket man as the president refers to him. brian: as everyone is focusing on these tweets they being are provocative and different. i look what else is going on. he called 00 the russians and he called out out the chinese about what they're doing to violate the sanctions. he talked about the transfer of oil. i also look for the fact that we have had a couple of defectors who are basically starving to death who are riddled wit...

Handled a long time ago. we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> welcome back. just a little smattering of some of president trump's past rhetoric on north korea as he ratchets up the threat this evening tweeting quote, i too have a nuclear button but it is a much bigger and powerful one than his, and my button works. my national security panel is still with me. president trump is having lunch tomorrow with vice president pence, secretary o...