President Trump on Tuesday unexpectedly put off new tariffs on many Chinese goods, including cellphones, laptop computers and toys, until after the start of the Christmas shopping season, acknowledging the effect that his protracted trade war with Beijing could have on Americans.
Trump pushed a 10 percent tariff on some imports to Dec. 15, and excluded others from it entirely, while facing mounting pressure from businesses and consumer groups over the harm they say the trade conflict is doing.
Stephen Moore is a noted Economist, Wall Street Journal columnist and author of Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to President Trump’s announcement that tariffs on Chinese goods will be delayed: