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(NewsNation) — Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has urged President Donald Trump to instrumentality “targeted tariffs” aft China imposed 84% retaliatory tariffs connected U.S. goods.
"I enactment targeted tariffs," Comer told "Morning successful America" connected Wednesday. "I deliberation thing pertaining to our nationalist security, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, food, each of these things request to beryllium made successful the United States. On immoderate different things similar tennis shoes, if China tin marque tennis shoes cheaper than (the) United States, that's astir apt a bully woody for the consumer."
Comer besides emphasized the value of considering what indispensable beryllium produced successful the U.S. from a nationalist information perspective, adding that “crucial manufacturing” and enactment related to nationalist information should beryllium returned to the U.S.
The Trump administration’s 104% tariffs on China took effect overnight. The tariffs — primitively 34% connected apical of a lasting 20% tariff connected China — jumped by an additional 50% aboriginal Wednesday morning, per Trump’s erstwhile promises.
In response, China connected Wednesday raised its retaliatory tariffs connected the U.S. from 34% to 84%, mirroring Trump’s 50% increase. The East Asian country’s levies volition spell into effect Thursday.
NewsNation's Kellie Meyer and Anna Kutz contributed to this report.
