President Donald Trump’s executive order on North Korea is a strong message to the rogue regime and its international supporters.
The order imposes additional sanctions on Pyongyang and expands the authority of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State to target any and all individuals and entities that trade with North Korea, as well as financial institutions that facilitate trade. “The new executive order will cut off sources of revenue that fund North Korea’s efforts to develop” weapons of mass destruction, Trump explained at a press conference Thursday.
“For much too long,” he said, “North Korea has been allowed to abuse the international financial system to facilitate funding for its nuclear weapons and missile programs.”
The Trump administration is finally breaking away from the timid incrementalism of the Obama era and taking a step that leading experts suggest should have been taken years ago. – READ MORE
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