Trump: ‘We’re not backing down’ on tariff threat

Published March 5, 2018 6:02pm ET



President Trump said Monday he has no plans to back away from imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S., despite drawing heavy bipartisan criticism following his announcement last week.

“No, we’re not backing down,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Our factories have left our country. Our jobs have left our country. For many years, NAFTA has been a disaster.”

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