President Donald Trump’s latest decision to suspend tariffs on several imported consumer staples reflects a practical, adaptive approach to economic policy, as the tariffs are a flexible tool meant to respond to changing conditions, former Rep. Pete King said on Newsmax Sunday.
“I think the president, as far as tariffs, he puts them on, he takes them off,” the New York Republican told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.” “To him I think it’s a trial and error, [as] overall, he believes in tariffs. He wants to see what works and what doesn’t.”
Discussing Trump’s move to lift duties on beef, coffee, tropical fruits, and other items, King said the president has long viewed tariffs as an evolving mechanism rather than a fixed strategy.
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