White House Urges Patience on Tariffs

“President Donald Trump and his top aides have settled on a decidedly non-Trumpian message for American businesses and consumers panicked by his trade war: Be patient,” Politico reports.

“Ahead of the next stage of economic fallout, that plea is already wearing thin.”

“U.S. manufacturers and retailers are bracing for a massive drop-off in goods arriving from China, as ports across the West Coast warn of a plunge in shipments not seen since the early days of the Covid pandemic.”