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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 7 March 2018

Trump says he'll push tariffs despite pressure from GOP

By KEN THOMAS istration was willing to con-
LISA MASCARO sider his views. "Absolutely.
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an openness now,"
Warning of economic fall- Perdue said.
out, congressional Repub- "I think there's been a step
licans and industry groups back," said Sen. Pat Rob-
pressed President Donald erts, R-Kan. "I don't think
Trump on Tuesday to nar- he's reconsidering, but I
row his plan for across-the- think he's trying to figure
board tariffs on imports of out what his best step is for-
steel and aluminum. Trump ward."
appeared unmoved, de- But those views sounded
claring: "Trade wars aren't more like wishful thinking
so bad." after Trump's news confer-
The president said he ence, in which he reiter-
planned to move forward ated his plans to impose
with special tariffs on im- the tariffs of 25 percent on
ported steel and alumi- steel imports and 10 per-
num, contending the U.S. cent on aluminum imports.
has long been "mistreated" He said he'd respond to
in trade deals. unfair treatment by foreign
"We're doing tariffs on steel. countries and huge trade
We cannot lose our steel Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and GOP leaders meet with reporters following a closed- deficits. "We're going to
industry. It's a fraction of door Republican strategy session on Capitol Hill as they face how to deal with President Donald straighten it out and we'll
what it once was. And we Trump's impending trade tariffs, in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. do it in a very loving way,"
can't lose our aluminum in- (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Trump said.q
dustry," Trump said during a
joint news conference with ity Leader Mitch McCon-
Swedish Prime Minister Ste- nell of Kentucky said there
fan Lofven. was concern Trump's plan
The president's pledge for could lead to such disrup-
action, which would be in tive turmoil.
line with a one of his cam- "We are urging caution,"
paign promises, came after McConnell said.
House Speaker Paul Ryan Republican Sen. David
of Wisconsin called for a Perdue of Georgia, who
"more surgical approach" opposes the tariffs, said af-
that would help avert a ter meeting Tuesday with
potentially dangerous White House chief of staff
trade war. Senate Major- John Kelly that the admin-

Biden calling on unions to

boost Dem in PA election

By STEVE PEOPLES side a western Pennsylva-
Associated Press nia union hall as he worked
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Step- to rally union members just
ping into Pennsylvania's seven days before the na-
high-profile special elec- tion's next Trump-era spe-
tion, former Vice President cial election.
Joe Biden on Tuesday While Biden did not men-
called on labor unions to tion President Donald
support Democrat Conor Trump by name, the March
Lamb in next week's con- 13 contest will likely be
test that he said pits the val- viewed as a referendum
ues of the "super wealthy" on the president and his
against the working-class. Republican Party.
Biden, who even at 75 re- Reflecting the high political
mains one of the Demo- stakes, outside groups on
cratic Party's biggest stars, both sides have flooded
declared that the little- local airwaves with adver-
known Lamb would "throw tising. And each party has
himself in front of a train" to called in its super stars to
protect working-class vot- energize voters.
ers from GOP plans to cut Trump himself is expected
programs like Social Secu- to visit the area on Satur-
rity and Medicaid. day on behalf of the Re-
The former vice president publican candidate, state
delivered his message in- Rep. Rick Saccone.q