He famously said the mission of a hit squad sent by Pyongyang in 1968 was to “slit the throat” of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee.
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Canada Will Use Its Retaliatory Tariff Earnings to Aid Workers and Businesses
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Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Tariff Reversal
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The president further raised already steep tariffs on China, saying that Beijing should not have retaliated against his earlier trade actions.
Family Seeks Answers After Death of American Tourist in the Bahamas
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Mr. Huckabee’s nomination drew sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers and some faith groups, who said his past statements on Palestinian identity were “highly incendiary.”
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The Trump Envoy Who Got Close to the ‘World’s Coolest Dictator’
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