U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that North Korea has started to rid itself of nuclear weapons following an agreement with its leader, Kim Jong Un, earlier this month.
His comment, however, contradicted Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who said Wednesday he had seen no signs that Pyongyang had taken concrete actions toward denuclearization.
"The big thing is, it will be a total denuclearization, which is already starting taking place," Trump said at a Cabinet meeting, part of which was open to the media.