Trump Claims China Tariffs Help, Not Hurt US, Talks Still On

Trump Claims China Tariffs Help, Not Hurt US, Talks Still On
President Donald Trump speaks during a event on medical billing, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 9, 2019. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on May 10 that trade talks between China and the United States were continuing in a “very congenial manner” despite new tariffs Washington imposed on Friday on $200 billion in Chinese imports and Beijing’s vow to retaliate.

In a series of blustering morning tweets, Trump also claimed the new tariffs will help rather than hurt the United States and bring “FAR MORE wealth.” He offered a proposal he said would ease any negative impact on U.S. farmers from lost sales to China.