Trump Summons Steel and Aluminum Executives to White House Ahead of Potential Tariffs
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Trump Summons Steel and Aluminum Executives to White House Ahead of Potential Tariffs
Gary D. Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, had been lobbying for months alongside others, including staff secretary Rob Porter, who recently
resigned under pressure from the White House, to kill, postpone, or at least narrow the scope of the measure, people familiar with the discussions said.
The announcement of tariffs would be the clearest sign yet of the ascendance of a group of White House advisers who advocate a tougher posture on trade, including Robert Lighthizer, the country’s top trade negotiator,
and Peter Navarro, a trade skeptic who had been sidelined but is now in line for a promotion.
By ANA SWANSONMARCH 1, 2018
WASHINGTON — President Trump could announce as soon as Thursday
that the United States will impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, people familiar with the matter said.
It is likely to add tensions to ongoing negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement in Mexico
City this week, as well as a planned White House meeting with a top Chinese trade official Thursday.
The move has been the subject of fierce lobbying by foreign governments, multinational companies and the Pentagon in recent weeks, all of whom have argued
that the proposed tariffs could disrupt economic and security ties.
Gary D. Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, had been lobbying for months alongside others, including staff secretary Rob Porter, who recently
resigned under pressure from the White House, to kill, postpone, or at least narrow the scope of the measure, people familiar with the discussions said.
The announcement of tariffs would be the clearest sign yet of the ascendance of a group of White House advisers who advocate a tougher posture on trade, including Robert Lighthizer, the country’s top trade negotiator,
and Peter Navarro, a trade skeptic who had been sidelined but is now in line for a promotion.
By ANA SWANSONMARCH 1, 2018
WASHINGTON — President Trump could announce as soon as Thursday
that the United States will impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, people familiar with the matter said.
It is likely to add tensions to ongoing negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement in Mexico
City this week, as well as a planned White House meeting with a top Chinese trade official Thursday.
The move has been the subject of fierce lobbying by foreign governments, multinational companies and the Pentagon in recent weeks, all of whom have argued
that the proposed tariffs could disrupt economic and security ties.