Here’s a bit more context and clarification regarding the president’s stunning decision to reverse sanctions imposed by the Treasury Department on Thursday.
Mr Trump, in a tweet, announced today that he had ordered the Treasury Department to take back the sanctions that were put into place on Thursday against two Chinese shipping companies that had been accused of disregarding sanctions on North Korean sanctions.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders then said that the move was essentially a favour to Kim Jong Un.
While Mr Trump tweeted that the sanctions were announced on Friday, here is the Thursday announcement from Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin:
“The United States and our like-minded partners remain committed to achieving the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea and believe that the full implementation of North Korea-related UN Security Council resolutions is crucial to a successful outcome,” Mr Mnuchin said. “Treasury will continue to enforce our sanctions, and we are making it explicitly clear that shipping companies employing deceptive tactics to mask illicit trade with North Korea expose themselves to great risk.”
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