Trump, White House and Tariffs
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“It can both be true,” he said. “There can be permanent tariffs, and there can also be negotiations.”
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Kevin Hassett, the head of the White House National Economic Council, said that he did not expect to “see a big effect on the consumer in the U.S.,” even as he acknowledged in an appearance on ABC’s “...
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China, Trump and tariff
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President Donald Trump will implement a 104% tariff on China on Wednesday morning after Beijing missed a deadline to drop its own barrier taxes on U.S. goods. White House officials told the Washington...
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Donald Trump has threatened China with an additional tariff of 50% on goods imported into the US if it does not withdraw a countermeasure, as global markets tumbled for a third day.
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The White House says a 104% tariff on China will start Wednesday. But experts advise against panic-buying if it puts you in debt.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Donald Trump is “very much focused on ensuring that these deals are good for the American worker."
As Elon Musk called one of President Donald Trump's top economic aides a "moron," the White House on Tuesday declared that "boys will be boys."
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Trump has championed his tariffs despite a historic selloff across U.S. markets, claiming his levies would bring in “billions.”
For days, Trump officials have offered conflicting statements on whether countries can do anything to save themselves from the severe tariffs.
That’s the argument coming from the American Enterprise Institute, a think tank in Washington, D.C. that espouses conservative views, which looked into the mathematical formula published by the U.S. Trade Representative to calculate reciprocal tariffs.
Days after representatives cited small trade volumes between the countries, the White House offered a new justification for lack of measures against Moscow.
Despite a video shared by Trump on Truth Social stating a market crash was part of his economic strategy, Kevin Hassett refuted the claim on ABC's "This Week."