Trump: If China Furthers Fentanyl Efforts, Will Remove Other 10% Tariff
President Donald Trump, on a flight to Florida for the weekend, told reporters that China is "working very hard" on cracking down on fentanyl precursor trafficking, in the hopes of completely eliminating the 20 percentage points of tariffs the U.S. imposed over that issue. Trump already agreed to reduce it by 10 percentage points.
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"I'd love to get rid of the extra 10%," he said, and said that as soon as U.S. officials see enforcement, "we'll get rid of the other 10%."