Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170809:16:50:00
And the option was, let's get tillerson out first, lead with diplomacy, get him out there and calm the waters. and then mattis with a one-two punch, while we want to solve this peacefully, the president's not kidding. to bolster some of his rhetoric. >> is this the tail wagging the dog situation? >> reporter: i think so. i don't think anybody was prepared for what he said yesterday. let me put it this way, if the president had stayed on point yesterday and talked about opiods and not north korea. you wouldn't have seen tillerson come on camera last night. and mattis has been pretty reticent, p...