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Trump Encourages Countries to Make ‘Phenomenal’ Deals for Relief as His Officials Insist Tariffs Aren’t Negotiable
In the aftermath of President Donald Trump's “liberation day” announcement, the administration is sending conflicting messages about whether countries should expect tariff relief if they come to the negotiating table. "It depends," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One Thursday evening. "If somebody said that we're going to give you something that's so phenomenal, as long as they're giving us something that's good." "Every country's called us," Trump said, telling reporters he spent the day talking with foreign leaders and business executives about tariffs. "That's the beauty of what we do. We're in the driver's seat." The president cited China as an example, and said he can imagine a scenario in which the U.S. offers concessions if Beijing comes to a deal to sell Chinese-owned company ByteDance's video-sharing app TikTok. "I think that maybe China will call and say, 'well, we're...