The Latest: Trump says he's not backing down on tariffs
Trump has insisted his tariffs are necessary to rebalance global trade and rebuild domestic manufacturing. He's singled out China as 'the biggest abuser of them all' and criticized Beijing for increasing its own tariffs in retaliation.
Here's the latest:
Finger pointing as markets plunge
The dispute over tariffs has caused some fracturing within Trump's political coalition.
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said the president was 'launching a global economic war against the whole world at once' and urged him to 'call a time out.'
'We are heading for a self-induced, economic nuclear winter,' he wrote on X on Sunday.
Top White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told Fox News on Monday morning that Ackman should 'ease off the rhetoric a little bit.'
Hassett said critics were exaggerating the impact of trade disputes and talk of an 'economic nuclear winter' was 'completely irresponsible rhetoric.'
Trump digs in his heels
The president showed no interest in changing course despite turmoil in global markets.
He said other countries had been 'taking advantage of the Good OL' USA' on international trade.
'Our past 'leaders' are to blame for allowing this, and so much else, to happen to our Country,' he wrote on Truth Social. 'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!'
Trump criticized China for increasing its own tariffs and 'not acknowledging my warning for abusing countries not to retaliate.'
In conservative Alabama, Republicans cheer for Trump — with some quiet concerns and caveats
On a day when stock markets around the world dropped precipitously, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl led a celebration of the president whose global tariffs sparked the sell-off.
With no mention of the Wall Street roller coaster and global economic uncertainty, Wahl declared his state GOP's 'Trump Victory Dinner' — and the broader national moment — a triumph. And for anyone who rejects Trump, his agenda and the 'America First' army that backs it all, Wahl had an offer: 'The Alabama Republican Party will buy them a plane ticket to any country in the world they want to go to.'
Wahl's audience — an assembly of lobbyists and donors, state lawmakers, local party officials and grassroots activists — laughed, applauded and sometimes roared throughout last week's gala in downtown Birmingham.
Yet beyond the cheerleading, there were signs of a more cautious optimism and some worried whispers over Trump's sweeping tariffs, the particulars of his deportation policy and the aggressive slashing by his Department of Government Efficiency.
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Trump's schedule for Monday
This morning, at 11 a.m., World Series Champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, will visit the White House and meet the president. Later, at 1 p.m., Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House and meet with Trump. At 2 p.m., Netanyahu and Trump will participate in a Bilateral Meeting in the Oval Office. At 2:30 p.m., they will hold a joint news conference.
Trump says he's not backing down on tariffs, calls them 'medicine' as markets reel
Trump said Sunday that he won't back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he didn't want global markets to fall, but also that he wasn't concerned about the massive sell-off either, adding, 'sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.'
His comments came as global financial markets appeared on track to continue sharp declines once trading resumes Monday, and after Trump's aides sought to soothe market concerns by saying more than 50 nations had reached out about launching negotiations to lift the tariffs.
The higher rates are set to be collected beginning Wednesday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said unfair trade practices are not 'the kind of thing you can negotiate away in days or weeks.' The United States, he said, must see 'what the countries offer and whether it's believable.'
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