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demmiblue

(36,751 posts)
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 02:21 PM Mar 2019

Trump says he's reversing North Korea sanctions imposed by his Treasury Department

Source: The Hill

President Trump said Friday he would reverse sanctions against North Korea that were recently announced by the Treasury Department, a surprise declaration that sparked confusion in Washington.

In a tweet, Trump wrote that “it was announced today by the U.S. Treasury that additional large scale Sanctions” would be imposed in addition to “already existing Sanctions on North Korea.”

“I have today ordered the withdrawal of those additional Sanctions!” the president added.

The Treasury Department on Thursday announced it was imposing new sanctions on two Chinese shipping companies accused of helping North Korea evade existing sanctions.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/435329-trump-says-hes-reversing-north-korea-sanctions-imposed-by-his




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Trump says he's reversing North Korea sanctions imposed by his Treasury Department (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2019 OP
I truly DownriverDem Mar 2019 #1
Me too. Trump will do anything- ANYTHING- on a whim, or Still In Wisconsin Mar 2019 #3
Nno, no, no! Sean Hannity isn't the shadow president, don't you know it's PUtin? lark Mar 2019 #15
No one person should have that much power. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2019 #2
and it's about time the cabinet and congress recognize it and act. elleng Mar 2019 #4
White House explanation blaze Mar 2019 #5
That is just insane. demmiblue Mar 2019 #6
He probably didn't tell anyone he was going to do that leftyladyfrommo Mar 2019 #8
I can't even imagine what it's like in the WH right now blaze Mar 2019 #9
How are they going to explain the blank space on their resume between 2017-2021? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2019 #19
Terrific version of that song. I had to look it up. keithbvadu2 Mar 2019 #14
My explanation: Trump Tower Pyongyang lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #17
And all those "beautiful beaches." n/t Harker Mar 2019 #26
Bring the whole family! The kids can dig for skulls in the sand... lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #29
Sooooo, Senator McCain who served his country is no good, but crazy murderous dictator Kim is A-ok? EleanorR Mar 2019 #27
Likes ALL those commies and ex-commies. Can't help himself... mpcamb Mar 2019 #7
I could bet you dollars to donuts that Trump is trying to work a private deat with KJU LiberalLovinLug Mar 2019 #10
He's building on the overwhelming success of his last NK summit. Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #11
He's in love, guys head over hills in love do strange things yaesu Mar 2019 #12
Kim Hung Well? lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #18
Orders from on high robleb Mar 2019 #13
Those sanctions would be throwing a wrench into the works for the tRUMP Tower SayItLoud Mar 2019 #16
Incompetent amateurs at the top in the Trump Gang. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #20
trump has always developed a man-crush joe_stampingbull Mar 2019 #21
DPRK NEWS: Pwned. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 #22
Trump did not reverse North Korea sanctions on Chinese shipping companies: source Eugene Mar 2019 #23
So Trump appears unable to send internal memos, just public tweets muriel_volestrangler Mar 2019 #28
I keep thinking this idiot is gonna get us into something rickyhall Mar 2019 #24
They're recent sanctions, agincourt Mar 2019 #25
 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
3. Me too. Trump will do anything- ANYTHING- on a whim, or
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 02:34 PM
Mar 2019

if the actual President (Sean Hannity) tells him to do so.

lark

(23,003 posts)
15. Nno, no, no! Sean Hannity isn't the shadow president, don't you know it's PUtin?
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 03:17 PM
Mar 2019

Hannity is part of the show, but he's certainly not the producer. That "privilege' was sold to PUtin for supposed fun and profit purposes, also out of sheer blind stupidity.

blaze

(6,270 posts)
5. White House explanation
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 02:37 PM
Mar 2019




Kaitlan Collins

@kaitlancollins
How the White House is explaining the president's tweet reversing North Korea-related sanctions that his administration imposed yesterday: @PressSec: “President Trump likes Chairman Kim and he doesn’t think these sanctions will be necessary."

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11:52 AM - Mar 22, 2019

leftyladyfrommo

(18,816 posts)
8. He probably didn't tell anyone he was going to do that
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 02:46 PM
Mar 2019

Before he made the announcement. They are probably all in shock.

blaze

(6,270 posts)
9. I can't even imagine what it's like in the WH right now
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 02:47 PM
Mar 2019

And my heart just aches for all the career employees who have watched all sense of order and decorum just crumble around them.

19. How are they going to explain the blank space on their resume between 2017-2021?
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 03:35 PM
Mar 2019

"I decided to take four years off and go trekking in the Himalayas."

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
29. Bring the whole family! The kids can dig for skulls in the sand...
Mon Mar 25, 2019, 09:38 AM
Mar 2019

...and unexploded ordnance... they'll have a blast!

EleanorR

(2,374 posts)
27. Sooooo, Senator McCain who served his country is no good, but crazy murderous dictator Kim is A-ok?
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 10:11 AM
Mar 2019

LiberalLovinLug

(14,154 posts)
10. I could bet you dollars to donuts that Trump is trying to work a private deat with KJU
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 02:49 PM
Mar 2019

Just as China opened up to capital investment, and he took advantage with manufacturing his cheezy products, and now using his office to pave the way for his daughter to expand to China. He sees a future when and if NK would open up the same way. And he wants to get in on the first wave. Build a massive resort / golf course in this new open for business NK.

I'll bet, in those private talks, he is covertly offering all kinds of cash from the US treasury, or offering to find a way to get around the laws and invest in the US, get around sanctions, etc.,. In exchange he wants KJU to put Trump Inc. in front of the line when he at some point will announce that NK has miraculously agreed to a nuclear deal and all sanctions would now be lifted! (Including the right of Americans to invest there)

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
12. He's in love, guys head over hills in love do strange things
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 02:58 PM
Mar 2019

or maybe Kim knows lots of special things about tRump, maybe something his massive hacking organization found out.

SayItLoud

(1,696 posts)
16. Those sanctions would be throwing a wrench into the works for the tRUMP Tower
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 03:18 PM
Mar 2019

Junior and Kushner have been planning for North Korea as a way of "thanking Kim J Un" for being such a good guy.

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,897 posts)
22. DPRK NEWS: Pwned.
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 04:48 PM
Mar 2019
DefamatoryCowHat Retweeted

Pwned.



Important actions today from @USTreasury; the maritime industry must do more to stop North Korea’s illicit shipping practices. Everyone should take notice and review their own activities to ensure they are not involved in North Korea’s sanctions evasion.


Eugene

(61,595 posts)
23. Trump did not reverse North Korea sanctions on Chinese shipping companies: source
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 08:40 PM
Mar 2019

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS MARCH 22, 2019 / 7:11 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Trump did not reverse North Korea sanctions on Chinese shipping companies: source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday did not reverse North Korea-related sanctions on two Chinese shipping companies, a U.S. administration source familiar with the matter said.

The source was responding to queries about a tweet sent by Trump earlier in the day that said he had ordered the withdrawal of sanctions announced by the Treasury Department - a statement that seemed to refer to an announcement made on Thursday of measures against shipping companies accused of helping North Korea evade sanctions over its nuclear weapons program.

The tweet was meant to refer to a decision to not go forward with additional large-scale sanctions on North Korea at this time, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Writing by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Sandra Maler


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-sanctions-explanation/trump-did-not-reverse-north-korea-sanctions-on-chinese-shipping-companies-source-idUSKCN1R32X6

muriel_volestrangler

(101,154 posts)
28. So Trump appears unable to send internal memos, just public tweets
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 10:13 AM
Mar 2019

He hears about proposed additional sanctions, and he is so dumb and senile that he can't work out how to reply to it. So he blurts it out in public and leaves it for functioning adults to clear the mess up.

I wonder if they're going to give him any classified information in briefings from now on. He'd just put it on Twitter.

rickyhall

(4,889 posts)
24. I keep thinking this idiot is gonna get us into something
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 08:49 PM
Mar 2019

that'll be very hard & expensive to get us out of.

agincourt

(1,996 posts)
25. They're recent sanctions,
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 08:52 PM
Mar 2019

I think Trump had the treasury dept. put them on and now he takes them off, looking like he alone is fixing the problem, the big peace nik president. It's something to impress the butt-head far left that thinks all problems would cease if the democratic party would just die.

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