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Kudlow suggests U.S. might not comply with adverse WTO rulings on 232 tariffs

June 6, 2018 at 4:05 PM
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow on Wednesday signaled that the Trump administration does not believe it would be bound by a World Trade Organization ruling against its Section 232 national security tariffs on steel and aluminum. Kudlow, at a press briefing Wednesday, also accused China of breaking WTO rules and said the U.S. would hold Beijing accountable in Geneva. “You know, the United States – the president has said this many times: We are bound by the national interests...

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