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The only thing, I guess, to be certain is that we’ve got 30 more days to worry about it,
Dardas said
To make investments and to do things we need to do, we need some certainty. Not that we can have perfect certainty — but not be on a constant diet of, well, we’ll wait till next month to see if the ax is going to fall.”
Speaking to NBC News’ Christine Romans, he later addedThe can keeps getting pushed, kicked down the road, and we don’t know what that means,
said Chuck Dardas, president of AlphaUSA, an auto parts manufacturer in Livonia, MichiganNo, they will not be modified,
Asked by reporters whether tariffs on these metals would be postponed, the president replied ... adding that
Right now, the tariffs are putting everybody off balance because of their unpredictability and uncertainty,
said John Gulliver, president of the New England-Canada Business Council
Past trade agreements simply don’t mean much if the president can unilaterally violate them and impose tariffs with no checks at all,
said Douglas Irwin, an economist at Dartmouth College
It creates an enormous amount of uncertainty for multinational companies that sell products worldwide, that import from the rest of the world, that run these complex supply chains through multiple countries,
said Eswar Prasad, an economist at Cornell UniversityI’ve talked to multiple companies that are saying, ‘We’re not moving forward with any investment. We need this to be settled,
said trade lawyer Gregory Husisian at the law firm Foley & LardnerCustomers are pausing on new orders as a result of uncertainty regarding tariffs,
said a transportation equipment companyFor now, we have no plans of adding more shelving or space for new items, we will stick to the footprint we have,
she saidDevelopers of commercial projects like high-rises and hotels budget two years in advance, so they don’t account for new tariffs,
she saidThe tariffs will be devastating for small businesses like ours,
she saidThat construction budget is now under review and may likely be delayed ... as I recalculate costs that have already been budgeted,
he saidWe’re going to be taking in trillions of dollars, and as much as child care is talked about as being expensive, it’s — relatively speaking — not very expensive, compared to the kind of numbers we’ll be taking in.”
In response to a question about how he’d tackle child care costs so more women could join the workforce, Trump brought up his plan to hike taxes on imports and saidWe’re trying to balance the budget immediately, and because of the tariff income, which is really go- — it’s — it’s already turned out to be amazing, actually,
Trump saidWhatever they tariff us, other countries, we will tariff them. That’s reciprocal back and forth,
Trump saidIf you don’t make your product in America, however, under the Trump administration, you will pay a tariff and in some cases a rather large one.”
In comments directed at manufacturers, the president addedI’ve decided for purposes of fairness that I will charge a reciprocal tariff,
Trump said last month as he signed a proclamation laying out his plan for reciprocal tariffsILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS LAST MONTH WERE THE LOWEST EVER RECORDED. THANK YOU!!!”
On Sunday, Trump posted on his social media networkTariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again.”
In his speech to Congress, Trump said