President Trump told a group of Republicans on Tuesday evening that foreign leaders were essentially groveling to avoid the new tariffs, CNN reports.
Said Trump: “These countries are calling us up. Kissing my ass. They are dying to make a deal… Please, please sir, make a deal. I’ll do anything sir.”
Reality check from Politico: Countries say White House hasn’t responded on tariff talks..
Save to Favorites
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.