title: Trump will 'do everything' to avoid nuclear war with North Korea: Mnuchin
text: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Sunday said President Donald Trump wants to avoid nuclear war with North Korea and   will do everything we can  to avoid conflict.   I can assure you the president s number one priority is the safety of the American people and our allies,  Mnuchin said on ABC News.  The president doesn t want to be in a nuclear war, and we will do everything we can to make sure that doesn t occur.   Trump has dialed up the rhetoric against North Korea over the weekend, warning the country s foreign minister that he and leader Kim Jong Un  won t be around much longer,  as Pyongyang staged a major anti-U.S. rally. 