After his administration appeared to dial down pressure on China by issuing a notice exempting certain high-tech products from his “Reciprocal” Tariffs.
In the latest twist in the Trump administration’s trade war on Sunday,
The president said that there were no exceptions to the tariffs, as smartphones, laptops and other products were still subject to an existing 20 percent duty and the items were being moved to a different tariff “bucket”.
Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One later on Sunday, Trump said he would announce new tariffs on semiconductors over the next week.