"We're going to see who's treating us fairly, who's not treating us fairly," Trump said. He then invited trading partners who want to avert the new tariffs to make their case to his chief trade official, Robert Lighthizer. Part of the consideration, he said, "is going to be military. Who's paying the bills, who's not paying the bills."

Source: Los Angeles Times March 08, 2018 13:53 UTC