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Tariffs could resume if the right deals aren’t made during pause, Trump sayspublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 10 April
Donald Trump’s cabinet meeting has wrapped up after more than an hour.
Shortly before it ended, Trump talked about the ongoing negotiations over tariffs.
He said his administration was “very close” to the first country making a deal, adding he wanted to “make deals that are proper for the United States”.
By the end of the 90-day pause, if deals are not made that the US wants, the higher tariffs will be put back in place, he told reporters.
The president added that isn’t considering for any country or company to get an exemption.
Asked about the money raised from tariffs, Trump said he will use it to pay down national debt, reduce taxes, creative government budgets, and “helping” the US-Mexico border.
“US steel is going to do very well now because of tariffs,” Trump also said, making the case that now people see empty steel plants, but that will change soon because of his action.
“Soon it’s going to be thriving,” Trump said, and factories will be filled up as well as new ones being built.
“We’re gonna be better and stronger than ever before.”