White House Watch: 'All Options Are on the Table' for Dealing With North Korea

With the North Koreans claiming to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb this week, President Donald Trump said Thursday reiterated that “military action would certainly be an option” against the rogue regime. “I would prefer not going the route of the military, but it’s something certainly that could happen,” he said during a joint White House press conference with the visiting emir of Kuwait. “Hopefully we're not going to have to use it on North Korea. If we do use it on North Korea, it will be a very sad day for North Korea.”

A senior administration official later insisted that “all options are on the table” for denuclearizing North Korea, from economic sanctions