More than 50 countries ask to talk with the United States about tariffs

Washington. More than 50 countries have contacted the White House to initiate commercial conversations, said a high -ranking economic advisor from the president of the United States, Donald Trump.

They also look End the manipulation of your currenciesthe Treasury Secretary, Scott Besent told NBC.

Let’s see if what they have to propose is crediblethe secretary clarified, Because after 20, 30, 40 or 50 years of bad behavior, you can’t start from scratch.

But US Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, warned that new tariffs that enter into force on April 9 will not be subject to possible negotiations.

There will be no postponementLutnick insisted. The rules are not balanced and President Trump will fix it.

This is not the kind of things that can be negotiated in a few days or a few weeksBesent warned, who suggested that the tariffs that will enter into force will be at least several months.

For his part, the main economic advisor of the White House, Kevin Hasett, considered that countries seeking a negotiated exit to Trump’s commercial war do so because they estimate that their economies They will suffer much of the consequences of tariffs.

Hasset also said that Russia was not included in the list of countries subject to new US tariffs because Washington maintains negotiations with Moscow to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

Penguins

Donald Trump administration officials defended yesterday the 10 percent tariffs to the Heard and McDonald Islands, which are only inhabited by penguins.

Lutnick said the tariffs of President Trump will remain in force for days and weeksand that some islands inhabited by penguins were included in the list so that countries could not use them as a legal loom.

What happens is that, if you leave something out of the list, the countries that basically try to arbitrate the United States, pass through those countries towards usDijo Lutnick to Cbs News.