President Donald Trump holds a joint press conference with the President of Poland Andrzej Duda (not pictured) in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 18, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump warned of further retaliation against China and accused Beijing of seeking to influence November midterms by targeting U.S. farmers and industrial workers in the escalating trade war.
Trump sent two tweets on Sept. 18 blaming China as both parties announced they would slap new tariffs on each other.
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
