President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs went into effect at midnight last night and this morning the president had a simple message for the country who were feeling nervous about his moves.
As discussed yesterday, countries around the world seem to be heeding Treasury Secretary Bessent’s advice not to retaliate immediately but to see this as the opening move in a negotiation. Sec. Bessent said there were about 70 countries who were eager to have those conversations. The whole administration was delivering that same message yesterday.
“To countries around the world, bring us your best offers and he will listen,” Leavitt said of Mr. Trump. “Deals will only be made if they benefit American workers.”
Mr. Trump said Tuesday his administration was working on “tailored deals” with trading partners, and the White House said it would…
