Trump: If No China Trade Deal Possible, ‘I Am a Tariff Man’

Trump: If No China Trade Deal Possible, ‘I Am a Tariff Man’
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Dec. 1, 2018. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 4 held out the possibility of an extension of the 90-day trade truce with China but made clear he would revert to tariffs if the two sides could not resolve their differences.

Trump said his team of trade advisers led by China trade hawk U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will determine whether a “REAL deal” with China was possible.