Watch: Karoline Leavitt Shames Media Members Who ‘Clearly Missed the Art of the Deal’ After Trump’s Tariff Reversal

Conservative News DailyApril 9, 2025
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In a recent press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized the media for it’s negative coverage of President Trump’s tariff policies, emphasizing that they misunderstood the strategic negotiations at play. She highlighted a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs intended to facilitate negotiations with countries eager to export to the U.S., while still maintaining a 10% baseline tariff and a important 125% tariff on Chinese goods due to retaliatory measures from Beijing.

Leavitt asserted that over 75 nations have approached the U.S. to discuss reducing tariffs on American imports, showcasing Trump’s “Art of the deal” strategy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent backed this initiative,noting the courage it took for Trump to sustain this tough negotiating approach. Analysts predict that nations will rush to the table, likely leading to a reduction in tariffs as trade deals are reached.

Leavitt concluded that Trump’s tariff policies were ultimately aimed at benefiting American workers and industries, framing this as a long-term strategy for economic growth and deficit reduction. The overarching message was that by leveraging tariffs, the U.S. could generate revenue and foster better trade relationships.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called out the press for its over-the-top negative coverage of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.

“Many of you in the media clearly missed the ‘The Art of the Deal.’ You clearly failed to see what President Trump is doing here,” she said after announcing Trump has placed a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs on those countries that reached out to the U.S.

This will allow time for the Trump administration to negotiate trade deals with them.

Meanwhile, Trump will be keeping in place a 10 percent baseline tariff on goods coming into the U.S., but for China, he has increased the rate to 125 percent after Beijing said it would be imposing an 84 percent retaliatory tariff on U.S. imports.

“You tried to say the rest of the world would be moved closer to China, when in fact, we’ve seen the opposite effect,” Leavitt told reporters.

These countries are reaching out to America to negotiate because they want to sell their goods to the world’s largest economy, she contended.

“That’s exactly why more than 75 countries have called — because the United States of America is the best place in the world to do business,” Leavitt said. “And as the president has shown great courage, as the [Treasury] secretary has said, in choosing to retaliate against China even higher.”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at the White House, “We saw the successful negotiating strategy that President Trump implemented a week ago today. It has brought more than 75 countries forward to negotiate.

“It took great courage — great courage– for him to stay the course until this moment,” the secretary added. “As I told everyone a week ago in this very spot, ‘Do not retaliate, and you will be rewarded.’”

Bessent reiterated an announcement Trump made on earlier on Wednesday, saying that a baseline 10 percent tariff will be in place for those countries that want to negotiate. Meanwhile, a 125 percent tariff will be placed on Chinese goods.

It was already evident last week, after the president announced his reciprocal tariff policy, that the “Art of the Deal” was already beginning to work.

Multiple countries reached out within a day, indicating they would be willing to lower their tariffs on U.S. imports to zero if Trump would do the same.

Among them were Vietnam, Israel, and Argentina.

Former George W. Bush Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez told CNBC on the day Trump made his tariff announcement last week that he saw it as “the beginning of a big negotiation.”

“It’s the opening step. I would expect, and I would assume that this will not be in place in a month, two months. Definitely not in the back half of the year. So I’m in the camp that this is … the beginning of a big negotiation.”

Gutierrez rightly predicted that Trump would keep in place the 10 percent across-the-board tariff as a revenue generator, while the higher reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries will go away as they lower their import duties on U.S. goods.

Trump was, in fact, touting the benefits of tariffs to the U.S. Treasury on Tuesday, saying they were generating about $2 billion in revenue a day.

Leavitt concluded on Wednesday, “We finally have a president here at the White House who is playing the long game, who is doing what is right for the American worker and our industries here at home.”

So to summarize, lower tariffs for U.S. exports abroad, protection from unfair trade practices for U.S. manufacturers, and some revenue to lower the federal deficit.

And that, my friends, is “The Art of the Deal” in action.




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