Trump says ‘there’ll be flexibility’ on reciprocal tariffs

president Donald Trump On Friday, he said that there will be “flexibility” on Mutual tariff A plan, and even seemed to oppose the idea of ​​exceptions to upcoming duties.

“People come to me and talk about customs tariffs, and many people ask me whether they can get exceptions,” Trump told reporters at the Oval Office.

“Once you do this for one, you have to do it for everyone,” he said.

Trump, who admires definitions, also insisted that he had not changed his opinion when he gave higher car manufacturers a One month exemption In a previous round of import duties in early March.

“I am not changing. But the word flexibility is an important word,” he said. “Sometimes flexibility is. So there will be flexibility, but it is basically mutual.”

Trump has developed the date of the start of April 2 for mutual definitions as the “Liberation Day” in America.

Trump and its officials say the plan will effectively set tariff rates for all countries with a tariff for American goods. Countries with other non -trivial trade policies that the Trump administration, such as value -added taxes, can subject to new duties.

Trump said on Friday that he is planning to speak with the Chinese president Xi Jinping. Beijing has already slapped Revenge definitions On the American agricultural products in response to Trump Widespread On Chinese imports.

Trump has released a wave of customs tariff advertisements since the White House re -absorbing the invested uncertainty and concerns of a major commercial war.