Trump: Washington Post report on tariff policy 'wrong'

President-elect Trump is denying a report in The Washington Post that outlines how his top aides are exploring a tariff plan that would only cover critical imports.

The Post report cites three sources familiar with the plans saying they would "pare back the most sweeping elements of Trump's campaign plans" but would still be likely to "upend global trade" if implemented.

Trump, in a post on his Truth Social website on Monday, railed against the newspaper over the story.

"The story in the Washington Post, quoting so-called anonymous sources, which don't exist, incorrectly states that my tariff policy will be pared back," Trump wrote. "That is wrong. The Washington Post knows it's wrong. It's just another example of Fake News."

A spokesperson for the Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump's tirade against the outlet comes as the Post reels from a number of key staff departures and lingering questions over its coverage of the incoming administration.

Jeff Bezos, the Post's billionaire owner, controversially decided to kill an editorial backing Vice President Harris weeks before November's election, while his company Amazon is among the tech giants who have given $1 million to Trump's inauguration.

One of the Post's cartoonists quit last week, accusing her bosses of blocking a cartoon that showed Bezos and other tech billionaires kneeling before Trump.

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