President Donald Trump doubled down Friday morning on his plan to impose massive tariffs on China and the European Union, tweeting that the United States should be on a “level playing field’’ with countries that have been “manipulating their currencies.”
Trump also zeroed in on Canada in a third tweet, writing:
Earlier, Trump said he was willing to tax every product imported from China, sending U.S. markets sliding before the opening bell on Friday.
In an interview with CNBC, Trump said, "I'm willing to go to 500," referring to the $505.5 billion in goods imported from China in 2017.