'Trump has a backbone of steel': White House warns against retaliation on rates | Today news

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered a clear warning to countries such as China on Tuesday (April 8) that chose to respond to the US rates with their own measures. “… countries like China who have chosen to rejoice and try to double with the abuse of US workers make a mistake,” she said. “President Trump has a backbone of steel and he won’t break.” Her comments come days after China imposed 34% retaliation rates on US goods, which further increased the trade tensions. Leavitt said the Trump administration is open to negotiating trade transactions on a country-to-country basis, but that it makes it clear that retaliation would be with a fixed resistance. “All options are on the table for every country,” Leavitt said. “But again, it’s going to be tailorous. “Liberation Day” sparks negotiations Leavitt revealed that Trump’s greasy tariff movement, called “Liberation Day” by fans, has already caused diplomatic activities. “Seventy countries have already reached out to the president to start negotiating,” she noted and suggested that the rates have been leverage for new trade conversations. The prioritization of US workers and the manufacture of Leavitt emphasized that the administration’s trade agenda is focused on the benefit of the domestic industry. “President Trump is very focused on ensuring that these transactions are good for the US worker, it is good for US manufacturing,” she said, adding that every agreement must “tackle these crippling shortages with these countries”. In a striking rebuke of the US administrations, Leavitt accused abroad for playing the system for years. “Countries are about themselves to reform their unfair trade practices and open their markets to our country,” she said. “Why? Because these countries respect President Trump and the great power of the US market. ‘ “These countries realize that they have become dirty over the past few decades by setting up substantial rates on US manufactured products and ridiculous non-money barriers to blocking the US industry,” she added. “The gout is up.” Trump’s trade learning: America First Leavitt has been concluded by strengthening Trump’s hard position: America will negotiate from a strong position. ‘The message of the president was simple and consistent from the beginning to countries around the world. Bring us your best offers and he will listen, ‘she said. “Transactions will only be done if it benefits US workers and addressing our country’s crippling trade deficits. America does not need other countries than other countries we need. And President Trump knows it.”