Donald Trump has declared that North Korea still poses an “extraordinary threat” to the United States, just days after saying that the country’s nuclear program no longer constituted a danger.
In an executive order on Friday, the president extended for one year the so-called “national emergency” with respect to the nuclear-armed nation, re-authorizing economic restrictions against it.
While expected, the declaration comes just nine days after Trump tweeted: “There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea,” following his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore.
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Just landed - a long trip, but everybody can now feel much safer than the day I took office.
There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.
North Korea has great potential for the future!.
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