Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170809:19:34:00
But they do say that the tone is something that had been run by the president's new chief of staff. sarah huckabee sanders saying general kelly and others on the national security council team were well aware of the tone of the statement of the president prior to delivery. the words were his own. but the tone and strength of the message were discussed beforehand. general kelly and the nsc team were clear the president was going to respond to north korea's threats following the sanctions with a strong message in no uncertain terms. and i will tell you this that when we saw from secretary mattis...
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