White House Says Trump Regrets Not Raising Tariffs Higher
Posted on AllSides August 25th, 2019
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The White House doubled down on President Trump’s commitment to the U.S. trade war with China after the president appeared to show a glimmer of regret about escalating trade tensions at the Group of Seven summit here, where world leaders have largely decried his trade practices. Asked during a breakfast Sunday with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson whether he had any second thoughts about ramping up the trade war with the announcement of increased tariffs last week in response to new levies from Beijing, Mr. Trump told reporters: “Yeah, sure....
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