CBS: The US Treasury Secretary and Trump had a heated debate over tariff policies

2025-04-16 04:34

BlockBeats News: On April 16th, CBS cited multiple informed sources as saying that although the White House has been trying to claim that Trump administration officials have a consistent stance on US tariff policy, internal divisions over the policy had already emerged weeks before Trump signed the so-called "reciprocal tariffs" on April 2nd: Trump's senior advisers had warned in private conversations that some tariff proposals could have a devastating impact on global financial markets and cause the US economy to spiral downward. CBS reported that in late March, there was a dispute between US Treasury Secretary Scott Benson and Peter Navarro, Trump's senior advisor on trade and manufacturing, in the office of White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles. According to multiple informed sources, Navarro advocates for a uniform 25% comprehensive tariff on $3 trillion worth of imported goods; Former Wall Street investor Besant warned that this move would trigger market turbulence and outlined multiple risk scenarios. The report states that intense rhetoric continues to emerge.

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