Republicans Challenge Trump on Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
- President meets with lawmakers to discuss trade issues
- Reports on metal imports submitted to White House last month
Trump Proposes 'Reciprocal Tax' on Imports
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Republican lawmakers cautioned President Donald Trump in a White House meeting against levying tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, warning that it would raise prices of the metals and potentially cost the U.S. jobs in other industries including car manufacturing.
“Part of the options would be tariffs,” Trump said at the beginning of the meeting with members of Congress from both parties. “I want to keep prices down but I want to make sure that we have a steel industry.”