(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump said Friday that tariffs never came up during his two-day trip to China, even as his administration works to replace a tariff regime the U.S. Supreme Court struck down with a new one that could hit importers as early as July.
"We didn't discuss tariffs," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as the plane refueled in Anchorage, Alaska. Asked why, he responded: "Wasn't brought up."
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