Trump Threatens Auto Tariffs
Source: PoliticalWire
July 19, 2018 at 6:44 am EDT by Taegan Goddard
President Trump stood by his threats to levy sweeping tariffs on automobile imports as a way to extract concessions from trading partners, despite opposition from the industry and discontent in Congress with the White Houses proposal, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Resistance to the tariffs is strong and growing. A coalition of foreign and domestic auto companies, along with auto dealers and auto-parts makers, released a letter on Wednesday urging Mr. Trump to refrain from the tariffs. A bipartisan group of 149 House members also urged the president not to move forward with the tariffs.
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sinkingfeeling
(51,278 posts)To break an arm?
bucolic_frolic
(42,676 posts)and Trumpers will scream their approval
greymattermom
(5,751 posts)Because it is being held in....drumroll....Mercedes-Benz stadium.