U.S. President Donald Trump contradicted himself Friday, announcing via an executive order that North Korea continues to pose "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to the United States — a statement that comes less than a week after he triumphantly declared that the North's nuclear weapons were "no longer" a problem.
In the executive order, the president extended for one year the so-called national emergency with respect to the nuclear-armed North, reauthorizing economic restrictions against the country.
Although expected, the declaration — made following his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore — comes just nine days after Trump tweeted, "There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea."
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