Trump Trade Official Says Tariff Court Loss Won’t Impact Plans

A top administration official signaled confidence that President Donald Trump’s trade plans will survive even if the sweeping global tariffs that pushed other countries to the negotiating table are ultimately deemed illegal.

“The reality is, the countries understand the type of leverage that President Trump has created,” US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Friday on Bloomberg Television. “That’s why they’re doing these deals, and they’re going to stick regardless of what happened in litigation.”

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Greer’s comments come a day after a high-stakes appeals court hearing in Washington, ...