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Why Trump softened some tariffs on automotive industry

Season 2025 Episode 119 | 5m 59s

President Trump signed an executive order aimed at softening the blow his tariffs have imposed on the automotive industry and U.S. manufacturers. But tensions with China remain high and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a video saying it would not back down from the trade war with the U.S. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Gavin Bade of The Wall Street Journal.

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