Mr. Trump calls trade war a good and gentle solution for America
US President Donald Trump's announcement on imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports was made in a state of emotional outburst, - as sources in the White House commented to NBC TV channel.
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While discussing trade policy, Trump seemed to have other things on his mind, they said. The US president was concerned about the progress of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' investigation into "Russian interference" in the election, as well as pressure on his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner.
At that moment, - as sources claim - Trump's anger "reached its peak". Giving in to his emotional outburst, he took the advice of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and the head of the National Trade Council Peter Navarro and decided to impose tariffs. Meanwhile, the position of opponents of such measures - Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin and Director of the White House National Economic Council Gary Cohn - remained unheeded by the president, - the TV channel reported.
On March 1, Donald Trump announced tariffs on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) imports into the US. Commenting on this decision on Twitter, the US President called the trade war a good and gentle solution for the US, which has lost billions of dollars in trade with "almost every country".
