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‘We’re not looking at pause in tariffs,’ Trump says
Lucy Campbell
Asked if he would be open to a pause in tariffs to allow for negotiations, Trump says: “We’re not looking at that.”
He says there are many countries coming to negotiate deals with the US. These will be fair deals, he says. In some cases they’ll be paying substantial tariffs, he adds.
When asked whether countries could negotiate down the 10% baseline tariff, Trump insisted that the tariffs have been effective in getting countries to go to the negotiating table.
“If I didn’t do what I did over the last couple of weeks, you wouldn’t have anyone who wants to negotiate,” Trump said. “Now they’re coming to us.”
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