Trump reverses latest North Korea sanctions because he `likes Kim` - live
(The Guardian North Korea)

White House confirms Trump is to withdraw recently announced North Korea-related sanctions imposed by US treasurySign up for the US briefing to get a fresh perspective 8.45pm GMT Here´s another reaction to Trump´s reversal on North Korea sanctions, from Senator Elizabeth Warren, a leading Democratic presidential candidate. Mr. President: Chairman Kim is not your buddy, and the North Korean nuclear program is a national security threat to the United States. Reversing North Korea`s sanctions hours after they were announced is chaos. Foreign policy by tweet does not make Americans safer. https://t.co/6kFtD7bT3WNorth Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the `Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.` Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works! 8.17pm GMT Hello all! This is Julia Carrie Wong in Oakland taking the helm of the politics live blog for the rest of your Friday. While DC frets over Schrödinger´s Mueller report, President Trump´s Twitter diplomacy took another turn, with his surprise announcement reversing the Treasury Department´s decision on sanctions against North Korea. Trump is making critical national security decisions on the fly. Sanctions are a policy tool to slow and stop the regime´s illegal activity, not something the President should reverse because he `likes` the North Korean dictator. https://t.co/uGykepS0NV 8.09pm GMT Sign up for our morning briefing for a global perspective on the US. We´ll email you a description of the day´s top stories and must-reads. Subscribe now. 7.58pm GMT Donald Trump´s lawyer Rudy Giuliani seems just as mystified as the rest of official Washington about the timing of the Mueller report.`They said it was going to be at noon or 12:30,` he told the New York Times this afternoon at the Trump International Hotel. `It´s not going to be Saturday, so they´ve got to do it today ...