Trump surprises his own aides by reversing North Korea sanctions https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/22/trump-north-korea-sanctions-remove-1232586 PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump on Friday set off widespread confusion across the administration when he appeared to announce that he would undo recently imposed sanctions on North Korea. Following hours of uncertainty, administration officials later insisted that Trump was not referring to the new sanctions on North Korea that his administration rolled out just a day before. Instead, the officials claimed, the president was declaring that he was opposing not-yet-announced sanctions on Pyongyang. Trump’s sudden tweet left the White House groping for an explanation for much of Friday, telling reporters only that Trump “likes” North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. ............................................................................................................. Pompeo says God may have sent Trump to save Israel from Iran https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47670717 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said it is "possible" that President Donald Trump was sent by God to save Israel from Iran. In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network during a high-profile trip to Israel, he said it was his faith that made him believe that. ......................................................................................................... Former Bush adviser: Senate should reject Stephen Moore https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...r-says-the-senate-should-reject-stephen-moore A head of the Council of Economic Advisers under former President George W. Bush has called on the Senate to reject President Trump's nomination of author and Heritage Foundation economist Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve. Greg Mankiw, an economics professor at Harvard who served as an adviser to both Bush and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) through his 2012 presidential run, wrote on his blog Friday that senators should "do their job" and ensure Moore is not named as a Fed governor. "Steve is a perfectly amiable guy, but he does not have the intellectual gravitas for this important job," Mankiw wrote. ........................................................................................................ While the country waits for details on the Mueller report the rein of Capt. Chaos continues unabated.
