The Latest: Trump mum about failed N. Korea missile launch

FILE - In this Saturday, April 15, 2017 file photo, North Korean men and women wave flags and plastic flowers as a float with model missiles and rockets with words that read "For Peace and Stability in the World" is paraded across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang. North Korea on Sunday, April 16, failed in a missile launch from its eastern coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, but it wasn't immediately clear what kind of missile was fired. The launch from the city of Sinpo comes a day after one of the biggest North Korean propaganda events of the year— celebrations of the 105th birthday of late North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, the current leader's grandfather. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

By Associated Press April 15, 2017 2 min read

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The Latest on the failed launch of a North Korean missile Sunday from the country’s east coast (all times local):

9:44 a.m.

President Donald Trump was uncharacteristically quiet about the failed launch of a North Korean missile from the country’s east coast.

In a statement, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says Trump and his military team “are aware of North Korea’s most recent unsuccessful missile launch. The president has no further comment.”

Trump has been leaning on China to put pressure on North Korea, but has also threatened to take on the country alone if necessary. “I have great confidence that China will properly deal with North Korea. If they are unable to do so, the U.S., with its allies, will!” he tweeted Thursday. “U.S.A.”