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>> we want peace and we want stability. we continue to hope that chairman kim seizes the opportunity to transform his count country through denuclearization. >> leland: this is a true split or a good cop bad cop routine? greg palkot joins us from london. hi, greg. >> as you note, the war of words over activity that some consider war-like by north korea certainly does continue. president trump's national security adviser john bolton was blasted today in north korean state media. they called him an ignorant hardliner that destroys peace and security. this after bolton had asserted that launches ...

Security adviser and his host today. >> right. so chris, it absolutely is a violation of the un security council resolutions that prohibit north korea from conducting any ballistic missile tests. it doesn't matter what the distance is. so you can't down play it, and you know, the president can't have it both ways. he oftentimes wants to rely on un and international pressure, maximum pressure on north korea and iran. you know, if the turns around ad belittles un security resolutions in this context, hoo he's going to have a harder time. the second thing is, yes, kim jong un is trying to get att...

Korea violated u.n. security resolutions even though the fact check is they did by firing the ballistic missile tests. what are the implications of that? japan is, of course, in range of north korea. there is no issue that concerns the japanese prime minister more. he came out and started the press conference by saying we are both on the same page as it relates to north korea. and then you saw that very sharp distinction with president trump essentially saying those missile tests don't bother him. prime minister abe was quick to point out he does see it as a violation of the u.n. security coun...

Missile tests. nbc's white house correspondent is traveling with the president. kristen welker, good morning to you. so kristen, trump doesn't seem to be listening to bolton on north korea. what now? >> reporter: he doesn't seem to be. he's complicating his charm offensive here as well. first, kendis, to the tweet that's roiling this major ally as well as his national security adviser. the president writing, north korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people and others but not me. i have confidence that chairman kim will keep his promise to me and also smiled when he c...

The president talking about north korea in the manner he did while on japanese soil. >> reporter: really a swipe to his host country, alex. there's no doubt about that. this is the tweet that you're referencing. the president writing, north korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people and others but not me. i have confidence that chairman kim will keep his promise to me and also smiled when he called swampman joe biden a low iq individual and worse. perhaps that's sending me a signal. so to the first part, alex, he's not only rebuking the prime minister of japan, who s...