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Hundreds of billions of dollars a year we lose to China, and unless we solve that problem, I'm not going to make a deal,
he said to reporters on Air Force One
Anyone expecting President Xi to come calling and seek a call with President Trump following April 2 tariff announcement is being dangerously naive,
the widely followed Ryan Hass of the Brookings Institution posted on X on FridayI wouldn't want to be in Xi Jinping's shoes right now, ... There are empty chambers in his six-shooter."
American trade expert Alan Tonelson told Newsweek on MondayPresident Trump's broken their business model with these tariffs,
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Tucker Carlson in an episode of Carlson's show that premiered on April 4.I thanked him on behalf of our Country, and said I look forward to a meeting in the near future,
Trump wrote on his Truth Social network after their call
Let’s take Vietnam. When they come to us and say ‘we’ll go to zero tariffs,’ that means nothing to us because it’s the nontariff cheating that matters, ... They sell us 15 dollars for every 1 dollar we sell them.”
Navarro told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
Canceling tariffs on American goods is another step in the policy that the governments under my leadership have been advancing for over a decade — opening the market to competition, introducing diversity into the economy, and reducing the cost of living,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the time
Like the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, negotiations on tariffs can start from Taiwan-US bilateral zero-tariff treatment,
Lai saidI’ve seen some deals that are great, and President Trump is gonna decide if they are great enough,
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Sooner or later, we will sit at the negotiation table with the US and find a mutually acceptable compromise,
EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said at a news conference
He's doubling down on something that he knows works, and he's going to continue to do that,
White House economist Kevin Hassett said of Trump on Fox NewsThe market's telling you in plain language: global demand is vanishing, and a global recession is on the cards and coming on fast,
said Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management
We must not exclude any option on goods, on services,
said French Trade Minister Laurent Saint-MartinThe root cause of the tariff issue lies in the United States,
Ling told representatives of US companies on SundayDon't be Weak! Don't be Stupid!"
Trump urged Americans minutes before Wall Street openedWhether or not the menu of tariffs causes a recession remains in question, but it will slow down growth,
he saidIf China does not withdraw its 34 percent increase above their already long-term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50 percent, effective April 9th.”
In a post on TruthSocial, Trump said
China issued Retaliatory Tariffs of 34%, on top of their already record setting Tariffs, Non-Monetary Tariffs, Illegal Subsidization of companies, and massive long term Currency Manipulation, despite my warning that any country that Retaliates against the U.S. by issuing additional Tariffs, above and beyond their already existing long term Tariff abuse of our Nation, will be immediately met with new and substantially higher Tariffs, over and above those initially set.”
Trump saidAdditionally, all talks with China concerning their requested meetings with us will be terminated! Negotiations with other countries, which have also requested meetings, will begin taking place immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
He addedCountries from all over the World are talking to us,
Trump wrote on Truth Social