Trump doubles down on tariff threat: ‘I’m not going to bend’
President Trump called the European Union “hostile and abusive” and threatened to slap a 200 percent tariff on European alcohol if the E.U. does not drop its 50 percent levy on American whiskey. While the trade war escalates, NBC News learned the stock market slide has Republicans concerned. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports.
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'I'm not going to bend at all': Trump doubles down on tariff plans as stocks sink
Trump said he would not change his mind about imposing "reciprocal tariffs" on other countries that have their own tariffs on U.S. goods.CNBC - 15h -
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