World President Trump abruptly yanks sanctions on North Korea because he ‘likes’ dictator Kim Jong Un March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 John Fritze and Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Comments Off on President Trump abruptly yanks sanctions on North Korea because he ‘likes’ dictator Kim Jong Un President Donald Trump overruled his own Treasury Department and withdrew new sanctions aimed at North Korea because he "likes" dictator Kim Jong Un.