– People jump a little beyond the line. They got scared, people were afraid – said Trump during a meeting with rally drivers in front of the White House, asked about Reasons for sudden suspension of high duties imposed on almost 60 countries of the world, including the EU.
Trump replied that he had watched financial markets, which in recent days were “gloomy” and the observes rapidly growing profitability American bonds on Tuesday “They began to feel nauseous”.
Donald Trump suspended the duties. Conflicting information from the White House
Trump's comment seemed to contradict the words spoken an hour earlier by the Minister of Finance Scott Bessent and the spokeswoman for the White House Karoline Leavitt, who claimed that “That was the plan from the beginning” And that Trump's decision shows his “art of finishing the market” (“Art of the Deal”, the title of his book).
Trump rejected the suggestions that sudden changes undermine his credibilityclaiming that it is necessary “flexibility“.
– That's not the point. It's about flexibility. I could say: here is the wall and I will go through it. I will go through her no matter what. (…) Sometimes you have to be able to go against the wall, around the wall. These guests know it better than anyone else, said Trump, pointing to the rallys accompanying him.
American duties suspended. “Fair agreements”
The US president expressed the certainty that he would be able to reach “righteous” agreements commercial with all countries – including China, on which he imposed 125 percent on Wednesday duties.
As he assessed, China is a “proud nation” and their leader XI Jinping is a “proud man” and I want to include a system from the USAbut he doesn't know how to go about it. “
He also did not exclude dismissal from customs for some American companies, adding that he would make the decision in this matter “instinctively”.
He still claimed that The imposition of duties was necessaryotherwise “we would not have a country.”