Trump puts the brakes on new Russian sanctions, reversing Haley’s announcement

Washington Post ^ | Apr. 16, 2018 | Philip Rucker, Carol D. Leonnig, Anton Troianovski and Greg Jaffe

[Innovative]

President Trump on Monday put the brakes on a preliminary plan to impose additional economic sanctions on Russia, walking back a Sunday announcement by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley that the Kremlin had swiftly denounced as “international economic raiding.”

Preparations to punish Russia anew for its support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government over the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria caused consternation at the White House. Haley had said on CBS News’s “Face the Nation” that sanctions on Russian companies behind the equipment related to Assad’s alleged chemical weapons attack would be announced Monday by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

But Trump conferred with his national security advisers later Sunday and told them he was upset the sanctions were being officially rolled out because he was not yet comfortable executing them, according to several people familiar with the plan.

[Innovative]

Good.

We really don't need Russia as an enemy right now, over something irrelevant.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

In before the FReepers calling us Putin lovers

[cowboyusa]

She should shut her warmongering trap.

[McGruff]

Her needs to tell her to back to South Carolina. Never should have put her in that position in the first place. She’s a NeverTrumper!

[Colonel Kangaroo]

Good for Trump. He is the president, not Nikki Haley,

[JoSixChip]

according to several people familiar with the plan.

Why do you continue to believe a damn thing printed by the compost?

[MarMema]

Hope this serves as a reminder.

[Gator113]

Good for Trump.

[The Toll]

This is the third time he’s had to tell her to shut up about Assad.

[PGR88]

In before the FReepers calling us Putin lovers

the most creative are Putin Poodle, Putin Fanboi, Putin Puke.

[mac_truck]

Ping!

[Buckeye McFrog]

Sounds like the Swamp tried to roll Trump into doing this and he said no.

[Trumpisourlastchance]

There is hope after all. Thank God.

[BobL]

Sounds like Trump is getting fed up with the Globalists trying to start WW3.

[CharleysPride]

This is why I support President Trump and not the War Party.

Those bastards will lie, cheat, steal or do just about anything up to and including treason to support their precious wars.

Do not listen to them Mr President, we are with you — not the establishment.

[Mister Baredog]

according to several people familiar with the plan. Why do you continue to believe a damn thing printed by the compost?

Excellent point!

[Reily]

You guys have obviously never heard of good cop bad cop!

Give a leg then take it away!

Look one way throw the other!

Read Sun Tzu.

[caww]

I agree......it’s also a tightrope enough to walk now.....and I do believe Trump wants to have this one on one meeting ahead with Putin and vice-versa....that’s going to be an interesting meeting.

[JonPreston]

Time to put Nikki away, she’s become annoying.

[grania]

Thank God. Nikki Haley is way over any line one can imagine for her support of the Globalist, anti-US sovereignty agenda. She did let us know. Her enabling of the destruction of Southern history, culture, and social values was disgusting.