White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the additonal tarrifs on China are not “set in stone right now”. He added, “if some kind of amicable deal with China were to happen, then a lot of tariffs might be pulled back.” Also, “The policy talks determine this, not an arbitrary timetable. If the policy talks go well, then we’ll have a much better situation. If the policy talks don’t, it may deteriorate.”
Kudlow also said Trump mentioned in a recent interview that if there are “promising policy discussions, I don’t know about a full fledged deal, but if things go well, maybe some tariffs get withdrawn and maybe not.” However, Kudlow didn’t specify which interview he referred to. Instead, the only know one is with Fox News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle” which Trump said he expects a “great deal” with China, without mentioning withdrawing tariffs.
