Trump Wraps Up CPAC Speech by Announcing North Korea Sanctions

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President Donald Trump on Friday delivered a free-wheeling speech to CPAC, a campaign-style barnburner that went over well with the raucous crowd. And on his way out, he casually got around to the important stuff: major new sanctions on North Korea.

“North Korea, we imposed today the heaviest sanctions ever imposed on a country before,” Trump said as he prepared to leave the stage. “And frankly, hopefully something positive can happen. We will see. But that was just announced, and I wanted to let you know.”

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