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President Trump said on Wednesday that he did not consider reducing 145% tariffs on imports from China.
A reporter from the Oval Office asked if the president would consider reducing the levy on foreign countries, to which he simply replied, “No.”
In early April, the Trump administration announced tariff exemptions on electronic products such as telephone, computer and other electronic products from China and other countries.
Trump was asked Wednesday if he would consider further exemptions for products such as car seats, but he rejected the idea.
“I want to make it good and simple,” he told Chinese tariff reporters at the swearing-in ceremony of David Perdue, U.S. ambassador to the United States.
His comments came a few days before a meeting with Chinese officials, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
Last week, overseas leaders said “senior leaders” within the federal government repeatedly expressed their willingness to negotiate with China on tariffs, which inspired recommended trade negotiations.
But Trump denied the claim in his speech to the media on Wednesday.
“Did they say we initiated it? Well, I think they should go back and study the documents,” he said.
The president reiterated from the Oval Office that Beijing needs help to “stop fentanyl imports.” China is the main source of precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
China banned the production of fentanyl in 2019. Subsequently, the China-based company began producing and selling fentanyl precursors, the ingredient required to make the drug reported by the agency.
Trump announced the influx of illegal drugs into a national emergency, and the White House said they granted them the power to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.