WASHINGTON—Aides to President Trump aides said Sunday he has no plans to invoke emergency powers and force companies to relocate operations from China, two days after his Friday tweet that they were “hereby ordered” to look for alternative locations.
The president’s top economic adviser, Lawrence Kudlow, told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that Mr. Trump didn’t intend to issue an order. Mr. Trump’s comments Friday came after Beijing announced new levies on U.S. imports, and stocks tumbled in response to the news.President Trump on Friday ordered U.S. companies to look for alternatives to China after Beijing said it would add more tariffs to U.S. imports. Can the U.S.
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Ya, because he can’t. Y’all had to tell him that he can’t. If he could he would and y’all know it.
Smart CEO’s have been looking at other options for some time now. They did not need a push from the administration. They are always looking at mitigating their risks.
POTUS VPPressSec Wonder if this could be fake news for the markets.
He's just offering suggestions if you have a problem with his tarrifs.
We got that. Most of us anyway....
all he's talking is bull shit
Then they are contradicting their president, because Trump invoked the Emergency Economic Powers Act (1977) and said 'I have the right' to declare an emergency and order companies as he sees fit. HOW can his 'anti-government' supporters think this is ok I don't understand.
Flip flop goes the Orange juvenile.
Duh! He knows he can't order private companies. That was to put China on notice. Why is the media so dense?
I love all the bots scrambling to cover this guys mind changing ass. That's a lotta ass to cover.
Trump needs to study the Constitution. He should resign and buy an island so he can be the dictator he dreams of being
Demented Don is too dense to say anything in a straight forward way. His boot lickers always explain what he meant, even though they have never asked him what he meant
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The dummy is right! He can't do that! Not lawfully! It would take a court order! He's lawless but not that stupidly lawless!
Oh, that's a relief. On the other hand, I was hoping if he had that kind of magic he might be useful in other ways.
Another proof that realDonaldTrump is disseminating utter nonsense on a daily basis. He is loosing this trade war has destroyed tremendous wealth and demonstrated that his commitments aren’t to be trusted. US firms need to pressure on this moron and withdraw financial support.
Trump has the US in his hands at G7 looking small like uh MF..
That is just something he said for the benefit of the hoi polloi , they who have not the cash to buy access to what is really going on, or for that matter a subscription to the Wall Street Journal. MULTITUDO SAPIENTIUM SANITAS ORBIS
A lying government is America’s biggest problem
Wait 5—subject to a tweet or a “White House statement.”
Trump aides mean majority of Americans are too stupid to understand what he tweet'd? 👽👽👽
Literally.
Had Nancy Pelosi sent Congress's Marshal at Arms to arrest Mnuchin and put him in the capitol brig for stonewalling congress's request for Donald Trump's income tax, there'd be witnesses volunteering to testify & they'd already have Donnie's taxes
They would be better off looking for an alternative to Trump than China. China will be around long after Trump is a memory.
Does this administration ever talk to one another?
Did they read Trumps tweet I hereby require them to do that before you shoot off their mouth!
US Companies building in China are supporting China in every way...financially, militarily, politically.
‘Any chance Santiago ignored the order?’
This message and its denial are entering a stage beyond 'Pressurization to Negotiate'. Recession & Inflation will create conditions in which we will finalize a trade deal.
Liars!
Also we still trading just cost more
When Trump speaks.......NOBODY understands...?
Maybe you should have put quotes around the “to look” part. He didn’t say “to leave”. Jeez you guys are dishonest.
It’s very clear that trump tweet orders he wants obeyed, then his advisers have to tell him why he can’t do it.
Communists in Republican clothing.
It was a written statement-written and published by the President of the United States. You can't wish it away.
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Despite the wording, I think he was just giving them a heads up more tariffs are coming, it's not going to be cost effective anymore doing business in China.
Another day and Trump sycophants spewing the old ‘what Donald said isn’t what Donald said’, ploy.
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