by Sundance at The Conservative Treehouse
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hold press gaggle outside the White House. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gives details on the China tariff increase and the 90- day tariff pause on other countries.
As outlined in the press remarks, 75 countries have contacted the White House to renegotiate their access to the U.S. consumer market. Secretary Bessent noted, each of these new trade agreements needs to be handled independently and “President Trump wants to be personally involved in each one. That’s why there is a 90-day pause.”
Bessent revisited his prior comments and warning to global trade partners about not retaliating to last week’s announcement. The hostile response from China was the triggering mechanism for the tariff increase.
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