Trump: ‘I don’t need Congress’ to impose new tariffs

Former President Trump on Monday promised to impose a litany of new tariffs -- including duties on John Deere tractors and Chinese-branded autos built in Mexico -- while brushing away the question of whether such actions would require the consent of Congress. “They’ll approve it, they’ll approve it,” he said at a campaign event in Pennsylvania. “Number one, I don’t need them. I don’t need Congress. But they’ll approve it. I have the right to impose them myself if they...