U.S. Considering Allowing South Korea Out of Trump Tariffs After Setting Up Kim Jong Un Meeting
Source: Mediate
by Lawrence Bonk | 12:05 pm, March 9th, 2018
One of the biggest questions surrounding President Donald Trumps recent announcement that he would meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un by May is, well, what are the South Koreans getting out of it? It seems like they have been instrumental in lessening tensions between the United States and North Korea first with North Koreas Winter Olympics invite and then with National Security Office Head Chung Eui-yong proffering the meet and greet with Jong Un.
Now we may know, though details remain amorphous at best.
According to CNNs Kaitlan Collins, South Korea has asked for an exemption on the presidents announced steel tariffs.
Link to tweet
Collins also noted that Defense Secretary James Mattis has stated that the administration will proactively consider the request from South Korea.
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/online/u-s-considering-allowing-south-korea-out-of-trump-tariffs-after-setting-up-kim-jong-un-meeting/
Loki Liesmith
(4,602 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,040 posts)Yuck, that was Trump humping was truly embarrassing.
Dawson Leery
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(43,511 posts)by any other name
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)So we have Mexico, Canada and possibly South Korea unaffected by the tariffs.
Those are major countries from which we import things. What is the point of the tariffs if those countries are excluded?