U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that Americans should have “no concerns” amid heightened tensions and rhetoric on North Korea, in comments made to CNN on Wednesday.

Seeking to clarify recent comments by President Donald Trump in which he said the U.S. would respond to the North Korean threats with “fire and fury,” Tillerson said Trump had sought to send a strong message to Pyongyang.

“I think Americans should sleep well at night and should have no concerns about this particular rhetoric over the last few days I think that the President again – as commander in chief