The White House says Trump's baseline 10% tariff is here to stay

President Donald Trump's commercialized policies person gone done galore iterations implicit the past month, but his baseline 10% tariff connected astir each countries is present to stay, the White House said.

"The president is committed to the 10% baseline tariff — not conscionable for the United Kingdom, but for his commercialized negotiations with each different countries arsenic well," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters astatine a Friday briefing.

When asked if that volition beryllium permanent, Leavitt answered, "The president is determined to proceed with that 10% baseline tariff. I conscionable spoke to him earlier."

Since they were archetypal announced connected April 2, Trump's sweeping tariffs — including a 10% baseline tariff and significantly higher tariffs connected definite countries — person roiled the markets, wreaked havoc connected the proviso chain, and worried planetary leaders. Trump's consequent moves to summation the tariff connected China to 145%, pause galore country-specific tariffs for 90 days, and exempt definite physics products from tariffs person near companies concerned astir an uncertain economical aboriginal with a chiseled feeling of whiplash.

Earlier this week, Trump flatly said "no" erstwhile asked if helium would see lowering his tariffs connected China to assistance easiness commercialized talks this play betwixt the dueling superpowers.

But connected Friday, Trump appeared to contradict himself, suggesting successful a Truth Social station that the Chinese tariff could beryllium lowered to 80%. He has besides precocious said that the 145% tariff connected China is "very high" and could "come down substantially."

Trump made his archetypal commercialized woody announcement with the UK connected Thursday. The outline of the woody includes lowering tariffs connected UK exports of cars and metals but keeping a 10% tariff connected astir goods.

The Trump medication has said it is progressive successful dozens of commercialized negotiations to hammer retired tailor-made deals for each state that comes to the table, but Leavitt's comments connected Friday bespeak that the 10% tariff volition stay successful spot crossed the board.