President Donald Trump could extend looming deadlines for reimposing steep tariffs on imports from most of the world’s countries, the White House said Thursday.
Trump’s July 8 and 9 deadlines for restarting tariffs on those nations are “not critical,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
“Perhaps it could be extended, but that’s a decision for the president to make,” Leavitt said.
Leavitt also said Thursday that if any of those countries refuse to make a trade deal with the United States by the deadlines, “The president can simply provide these countries with a deal.”
“And that means the president can pick a reciprocal tariff rate that he believes is advantageous for the United States, and for the American worker,” she said.
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