The number of countries that have made contact with the United States over trade since President Donald Trump unveiled his “Liberation Day” tariffs has more than doubled over the past week, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett revealed on Sunday.
Hassett and Trump administration officials stated last weekend that more than 50 nations had reached out. That number increased to nearly 70 nations, leading up until Wednesday, when Trump announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs for most countries, reverting to a 10% rate, while increasing levies on China to more than 100%.
“The whole point of the trade policy is to address the national emergency that we’re too dependent on foreign products in the U.S., especially if we were at a time of conflict. And we’re doing something about that,” Hassett said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” during an interview with anchor…
