Trump Regrets Not Raising China Tariffs Higher, White House Says

President Donald Trump (R) waves flanked by First Lady Melania Trump (not pictured) as they disembark from an airplane upon landing at the Biarritz Pays Basque Airport in Biarritz, south-west France on the first day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world's seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, on Aug. 24, 2019. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump regrets not raising tariffs on China higher in response to Beijing’s latest trade war escalation, according to the White House.

The White House issued a statement on the issue early on Aug. 25 in response to news reports that misinterpreted Trump’s affirmative response to a question on whether he was having second thoughts about escalating the trade war with China.