Trump on Sunday signaled he may be having regrets about his deepening trade conflict with China, telling reporters less than 48 hours after he pledged to raise tariffs on Beijing that he has “second thoughts about everything.”
BIARRITZ, France — President Donald Trump on Sunday signaled he might be having regrets about his deepening trade conflict with China, telling reporters less than 48 hours after he pledged to raise tariffs on Beijing that he has “second thoughts about everything.”
“President Trump responded in the affirmative — because he regrets not raising the tariffs higher,” Grisham wrote in the statement. Trump himself broached the topic of China only once more during the day — at an impromptu announcement on trade with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan.Trump’s comments came on the heels of his latest escalation in his trade war with China, which sent U.S. stocks into a downward spiral on Friday.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Asked on Sunday whether he would do so, Trump said: “Well, I have the right to, if I want. I could declare a national emergency.” But, Trump said, “I have no plan right now. Actually, we're getting along very well with China right now. We're talking.”
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