President Donald Trump faced pushback from Republican lawmakers, an influential GOP group and foreign leaders over his tough negotiations that are hitting China, Canada and Mexico with tariffs amid fears of a trade war. But the president defended his actions saying the US would soon be in a stronger position with its top trading partners. Trump wrote in a series of tweets that his trade negotiations with China and a slew of US allies would break down large trade barriers faced by American farmers. The president last week imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from top US trading partners, including Canada, Mexico and the European Union. Many Farm Belt lawmakers worry that the trade disputes could make American farmers the target of retaliation.

Source: dna June 05, 2018 10:52 UTC