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Will Trump make a last-ditch effort on North Korea before leaving office?

With two months left in the White House, Trump could still take some last steps on North Korea — for better or for worse

With less than two months left to his term, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has made a flurry of foreign policy decisions that some say are designed to make his successor’s job more difficult.

These foreign policy moves include cutting troop numbers in Afghanistan and Iraq, imposing sanctions on four entities in China and Russia and further restricting trade with Beijing by banning investments in companies that allegedly support the Chinese military. 

But Trump is not just salting the earth before Joe Biden’s presidency begins. He is also trying to cement a legacy with haste, experts say, and some wonder