White House confirms last week's sanctions on Chinese shipping companies remain in place
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The White House has cleared up the confusion caused by President Trump's tweet last week, and said sanctions on two Chinese shipping companies remain in place.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters on Monday that these are "very strong sanctions" and the president doesn't feel it's necessary to add additional sanctions at this time.
Sanders added President Trump "likes" the North Korean leader and that they want to continue negotiating.
This comes after Trump tweeted last week that he had ordered the withdrawal of "those sanctions," which seemed to be referring to sanctions announced by the U.S. Treasury the previous day.
But administration sources said the announcement was referring to sanctions that hadn't been revealed yet.
The White House has cleared up the confusion caused by President Trump's tweet last week, and said sanctions on two Chinese shipping companies remain in place.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters on Monday that these are "very strong sanctions" and the president doesn't feel it's necessary to add additional sanctions at this time.
Sanders added President Trump "likes" the North Korean leader and that they want to continue negotiating.
This comes after Trump tweeted last week that he had ordered the withdrawal of "those sanctions," which seemed to be referring to sanctions announced by the U.S. Treasury the previous day.
But administration sources said the announcement was referring to sanctions that hadn't been revealed yet.