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March 28, 2025

Johnson says he does not expect Trump to issue broad tariffs

January 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
President Trump is taking a “measured approach” to trade policy, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Monday, adding that he does not expect the administration to levy tariffs as broadly as Trump had promised before taking office. “I think you're seeing a measured approach by the president,” Johnson said at a House Republican retreat underway at Trump’s golf club in Miami. “Tariffs is clearly going to be a part of the policy agenda from the White House. All that...

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