President Trump Discussing 'Range Of Options' On North Korea With His Security Team

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence; White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert, left; Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke, background-right, and FEMA Administrator Brock Long, right, speaks with Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo A. Rossello, Tuesday, September 26, 2017, on a video teleconference in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on the latest Hurricane Maria relief and recovery efforts for the island. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

The Hill: Trump discusses 'range of options' on North Korea with security team

President Trump met with his national security team on Tuesday to discuss "a range of options" on North Korea in response to its increasing nuclear ambitions, the White House said.

Trump and military officials met to discuss "a range of options to respond to any form of North Korean aggression or, if necessary, to prevent North Korea from threatening the United States and its allies with nuclear weapons," the White House said in a statement.

The president received a briefing from Defense Secretary James Mattis and Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford as part of the meeting. Trump was also scheduled to have lunch on Tuesday with Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

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