US President, Donald Trump has called on senior advisers to take a more aggressive stance on tariffs as the administration prepares for a major escalation in its global trade war.
Trump, despite calls from allies on Wall Street and Capitol Hill to adopt a more measured approach, is said to have been pushing for sweeping trade actions aimed at reshaping the US economy.
The US president has also continued to tell his advisers that he wants to keep increasing trade measures, and in recent days, he has brought back the idea of a universal tariff that would apply to most imports, no matter which country they come from.
At the time of filing this report, the White House is yet to comment on the development.
The Republican has expressed regret over not implementing broader tariffs during his first term and has blamed advisers for persuading him to pull back.
He has told advisers that tariffs are a win for the United States, bringing back manufacturing jobs and adding trillions in government revenue.
It was gathered that earlier on Friday, Trump said that he was open to carving out deals with countries seeking to avoid US tariffs but those agreements would have to be negotiated after his administration announces reciprocal levies on April 2.
