WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had a message for Hill Republicans unhappy with his new trade policy: Get used to it.
Asked about pushback from House Speaker Paul Ryan and congressional GOP leadership, who have ramped up their battle against the president's surprise announcement last week of new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, Trump told reporters Monday that "we're not backing down."
Trump has openly sparred with members of his own party over the move. “We are extremely worried about the consequences of a trade war and are urging the White House to not advance with this plan," Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong said Monday. "The new tax reform law has boosted the economy and we certainly don’t want to jeopardize those gains.”
The president dismissed those concerns. "I don’t think we’ll have a trade war," he said.
Source : nbcnews
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