'I want tariffs': Trump is reportedly pushing hard for a policy that could start a trade war
President Donald Trump has a strong urge to put taxes on some imports into the US, a new report said.
According to Axios' Jonathan Swan, Trump repeatedly asked new chief of staff John Kelly during a recent meeting for tariffs on goods coming into the US.
Trump has signed a few declaratory orders on trade, including one to investigate Chinese theft of American intellectual property on August 14.
But according to the report, Trump told Kelly and a meeting of other Cabinet members that he
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