President Donald Trump said in Tuesdayâs White House joint press conference with Polandâs President Andrzej Duda that the U.S. has âjust startedâ dealing with China on trade and it should have been done a long time ago. Trumpâs response came after a reporter asked him if his trade tariffs police are working, given the U.S. […]
China Retaliates! Levies Tariffs on $60B in U.S. Goods.
September 19, 2018 by
China lobbed retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. imports Tuesday after the U.S. announced new tariffs across $200 billion in Chinese goods. The $60 billion is in line with what China said it was preparing should the United States go through with the tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods. President Donald Trump flagged […]
Trump announces tariffs on $200B in Chinese goods.
September 18, 2018 by
President Trump on Monday announced that he is directing the U.S. Trade Representative to impose tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports, a move expected to escalate the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The tariffs are expected to go into effect on Sept. 24 and will be set at a 10 percent […]
More Winning: U.S. Productivity Best Pace in Three Years After Metal Tariffs Kick-In
September 7, 2018 by
U.S. Productivity Jumped to Best Pace in Three Years After Trumpâs Metals Tariffs Kicked-In U.S. worker productivity increased at the best quarterly pace in more than three years in the quarter after the Trump administrationâs tariffs on steel and aluminum kicked-in, date from the Labor Department showed Thursday The productivity of nonfarm workers rose at […]
Study: Trump Tariffs Created More than 11K American Jobs in Six Months.
August 17, 2018 by
President Trumpâs protective tariffs on imported steel, aluminum, solar panels, and washing machines have created more than 11,000 American jobs over the course of six months, a new study reveals. Analysis conducted by a Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) finds that Trumpâs tariffs, thus far, have created about 11,100 American jobs throughout the country, a […]
Fake News: TIME Blames Trump Tariffs for Closure of âMajorâ U.S. TV Factory⌠That Makes Its Products in China!
August 11, 2018 by
The establishment media and a TV manufacturer are blaming President Trumpâs tariffs on cheap, Chinese imports for the closure of the company whose product is made in China. This week, the establishment media has used the closure of Element Electronics, a small manufacturing plant in Winnsboro, South Carolina, where 126 workers will be laid off, […]
Citing Souring Relations, Trump Doubles Metals Tariffs On Turkey.
August 10, 2018 by
President Donald Trump said Friday that he is doubling steel and aluminum tariffs against Turkey, a Nato ally. âI have just authorized a doubling of Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum with respect to Turkey as their currency, the Turkish Lira, slides rapidly downward against our very strong Dollar! Aluminum will now be 20% and Steel […]
China Imposes $60B Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S.
August 4, 2018 by
China took a shot at the United States on Friday, announcing retaliatory tariffs of $60 billion on U.S. imports to the nation. Chinaâs commerce ministry affirmed that the decision came in response to the U.S. move this week to increase proposed tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods from a 10 percent rate to 25 […]
Trump to Macron: E.U. âWorse than Chinaâ on Tariffs.
June 11, 2018 by
U.S. President Donald J. Trump said the European Union (EU) is âworse than Chinaâ in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, a source has claimed. âLetâs work together, we both have a China problem,â President Macron had asked, according to the source, who is reported by Axios to have been present at a meeting of the […]
President Trump Proposes ZERO Tariffs, ZERO Barriers, and ZERO Subsidies at G7 Summit (VIDEO)
June 11, 2018 by
This ought to push the globalists back on their heels. President Trump on Saturday challenged G7 leaders to make the G7 a tariff free and subsidy free zone. âWeâre the piggy bank that everybody is robbing,â Trump said. âAnd that ends.â President Trump announced the proposal during his press conference Saturday morning before leaving early […]
Trump Administration Slaps New Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Major Allies.
May 31, 2018 by
The Trump administration slapped new steel and aluminum tariffs on Europe, Canada and Mexico Thursday morning after President Trump issued a proclamation from the White House laying out the terms. “Today, President Donald J. Trump signed two proclamations, which note that measures are in place to address the impairment to the national security threatened by […]
Tariffs, Trade, Terrorism, Syria, Iran on the Table for Trump and Macron Bilateral Meetings.
April 24, 2018 by
U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to tackle controversial topics from trade to terrorism during the first state visit of the Trump administration. Trump and Macron will discuss economic, diplomatic, and global issues during the state visit, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders informed reporters on Monday. âThe first lady […]
The Art Of The Deal? China’s President Promises ‘Significantly Lower’ Auto Tariffs.
April 10, 2018 by
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in a speech Tuesday that he would aim to âsignificantly lowerâ auto import tariffs, perhaps signaling a win for the Trump administration in its ongoing trade war with China. Jinping did not mention Trumpâs threat of tariffs in his announcement, according to the Associated Press, but promised to open Chinese […]
Progressive Dem: Trump ‘Right to Raise Tariffs’ as America’s China Policy Has Been ‘Schizophrenic’
April 8, 2018 by
A couple walk by an American flag signboard outside a supermarket selling imported groceries at the Qingdao bonded zone in east China’s Shandong province on April 5, 2018. (Chinatopix via AP) WASHINGTON â Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), expressed support for the trade actions President Trump has taken […]
Billionaire Charles Koch: âWeâre Working Hard Againstâ Trumpâs Pro-American Tariffs on China.
April 7, 2018 by
Billionaire Charles Koch says he and his network of libertarian organizations are âworking hard againstâ President Trumpâs popular, pro-American trade agenda. Charles and David Koch are two of the Republican Partyâs biggest billionaire donors, supporting an agenda of endless multinational free trade agreements and open borders, which keep U.S. wages stagnant. In an interview with […]
Breaking: Trump hits China with billions more in retaliatory tariffs.
April 6, 2018 by
President Donald Trump responded to tariffs from China with a threat Thursday of $100 billion more in retaliatory tariffs. Hereâs what Trump said âIn light of Chinaâs unfair retaliation, I have instructed the [United States Trade Representative] to consider whether $100 billion of additional tariffs would be appropriate,â read the statement,  according to CNN Money. âRather than remedy […]
CHINA STRIKES BACK: Fights Trump’s Tariffs With Tariffs On 120 American Products.
April 2, 2018 by
Weeks ago, President Trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum, supposedly in an effort to jog the American economy. At the time, he also announced that trade wars were âgood, and easy to win.â His economic rivals reminded him that this had not proven true at any point in American history. His economic rivals […]
BREAKING: China Responds To Tariffs By Targeting These 128 U.S. Products.
March 23, 2018 by
Early Friday morning, China responded to the Trump administration’s tariffs by revealing that they are proposing tariffs on 128 U.S. products that had an import value of $3 billion in 2017. The proposed tariffs come in response to Trump signing “an executive memorandum on Thursday that would impose retaliatory tariffs on up to $60 billion […]
Donald Trump Plans $60 Billion in Tariffs Against China.
March 21, 2018 by
President Donald Trump is planning to launch as much as $60 billion in tariffs against China. The new tariffs will be a response from the United States to Chinaâs intellectual property theft, according to the report from Bloomberg News. The president continues to signal aggressive trade actions in response to the growing trade deficit with […]
Hysteria Over Trump and Tariffs.
March 14, 2018 by
Reprinted from Breitbart.com. The hysteria over tariffs with conservatives and Republicans is almost amusing. Do we not understand Trump? He always starts out with a big blast, a wide-reaching plan and predictably, everyone overreacts with endless cries of the coming apocalypse. He then pulls back, zeroes in on his targets and negotiates. By starting at […]
Report: Trump to Unveil Massive âPackage of Tariffsâ Against China.
March 14, 2018 by
President Trump is expected to unveil a massive âpackage of tariffsâ against China in the coming weeks, multiple sources close to the White House told Politico. Trump is seeking âsteepâ tariffs against China for their alleged stealing of intellectual property and dumping of cheap, imported goods in the U.S., sources claim. In a meeting at […]
How Bad Would Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Be, Really?
March 13, 2018 by
President Trump has proposed slapping a 10- and 25-percent tariff on aluminum and steel imports, respectively.  The cry from the free trade quarter and the mainstream media is loud, often bordering on hysterical.  They claim that these tariffs will raise consumer prices, hurt the U.S. economy, invite retaliation from other countries, and maybe lead to a trade […]
Donald Trump Resolute on Tariffs and Trade: I Was Elected to Protect Our Workers.
March 6, 2018 by
President Donald Trump was resolute on his proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, promising to stand for American workers despite complaints from foreign leaders and company CEOs in the United States. âIâm here to protect and one of the reasons I was elected was Iâm protecting our workers, Iâm protecting our companies,â Trump said during a […]
President Trump wants better NAFTA deal or he wonât budge on tariffs.
March 5, 2018 by
As negotiators head into the final day of re-negotiating the 24-year-old North American Fair Free Trade Agreement, the Trump administration has made it clear it wonât budge on steel and aluminum tariffs unless a new NAFTA agreement is signed. The seventh round of the nearly yearlong NAFTA renegotiations will conclude Monday in Mexico City. U.S. […]
Six Simple Reasons âTheyâ Are Wrong On Tariffs.
March 4, 2018 by
There was a simple reason why Donald Trump won the 2016 election. It wasnât because Vladimir Putin was changing votes (though he didnât.) It wasnât because evangelicals voted for him in necessary numbers (though they did.) The reason I felt strong enough about it the week of the election that I drew a map predicting […]
Trump Announces New Tariffs On Aluminum And Steel.
March 2, 2018 by
Trump made the announcement during a meeting with industry executives at the White House, arguing that domestic producers have been treated very unfairly by previous administrations. âWhatâs been allowed to go on for decades is disgraceful,â he said at the meeting. âAnd when it comes to a time when our country canât make aluminum and […]