The White House appeared to blame defence officials for erroneously suggesting that the aircraft carrier group was immediately diverted to the Korean peninsula after it left Singapore on April 8. Four days later the ship was photographed sailing the other way, into the Indian Ocean.
"We know that he is an unstable man who has nuclear weapons", Warren said, before getting cut off by co-host Joy Behar.
The extended deployment was announced by Admiral James Kilby, the strike group's commander, on its Facebook page.
China is a close ally of North Korea and accounts for 80 per cent of the latter's foreign trade. "Very powerful", Mr Trump assured the region last week.
That kind of rhetoric has unnerved allies in Japan and South Korea, who would be at the sharp end of any North Korean response.
China's "Global Times" newspaper accused the U.S. president and military of creating "fake news".
But whatever speculation about a military option and despite sanctions proving so unsuccessful for Trump's predecessors-Thornton told reporters that a choice had been made. "Regardless of fact, he tends to make a show of his power to intimidate others first".
Guterres singled out the countries "in the front line" of contacts with North Korea - the U.S., China, South Korea, Russia and Japan - and said everybody involved should "make sure that everything is done for the threat represented by the development in relation to missiles and in relation to the potential for nuclear capability not to become a threat to the global community".
Donald Trump removes Steve Bannon from National Security Council
Jack Reed commended Steve Bannon's demotion from a permanent seat at the National Security Council's principals committee. The White House said Bannon rarely, if ever, attended those meetings and he still may attend them, if he wishes.
A slew of recent missile launches and North Korea's expected test of a sixth nuclear device have heightened concerns that the country is drawing closer to being capable of striking the US with a nuclear weapon - something sure to bring the crisis to a head.
North Korea has recognized the "Day of the Sun" over the weekend in honor of late founding father Kim Il Sung's 105th birthday.
Meanwhile, Mike Pence, the U.S. vice-president, warned that the USA military's "shield stands guard and sword stands ready" as he visited a naval base in Japan.
Russia's latest move hints at a possibility that the U.S. would have to be wary of this adversary before taking any military action against North Korea, especially after the fallout in Syria. "It is understandable that Donald Trump should issue a "serious" response [to it]", the political scientist noted. Ms Trump's company won provisional approval from Chinese authorities for three new trademarks, giving monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewellery, bags and spa services in the world's second-largest economy, the Associated Press said. "More is unknown than known about the country".
Ms Trump boosted her popularity in the country with a video of her children singing in Mandarin for President Xi at the Florida summit. Last year, it test-fired more that two dozen missiles.
He supports continued sanctions on the North, but has switched positions on the deployment of the U.S. missile defence system THAAD in the South, which has infuriated China.
Beijing is also dealing with divided public opinion domestically.
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