charges against china. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more on that. >> reporter: no comment is not the president's usually approach, but his silence on north korea's failed launch is to deprive kim jong-un of attention. president trump was able to convey to the chinese president is that norg korea is no longer an asset but a a liability. the presidential motorcade rolled along the ocean's edge to a palm beach church where the trump celebrated easter services. after a surprising 40-hour break from twitter the president unleashed a spring storm of five tweets. he explained had his shift on china. why would i call china a currency manipulator when they're working with us on the north korean problem. john mccain said the president is right to lean on china. >> china can shut them town. and whether they're currency manipulators or not, we should expect them to act to prevent what could be a cataclysmic event. >> reporter: in aer mo defensive mood, the president linked his