Trump’s commerce head says “don’t like constant release” for phones, computers

President Donald Trump Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutno suggested on Sunday that mutual Exceptions to tariffs For some electronics, it may be short -lived and said that individual tariffs for these products are “fast”.

‘They are released from mutual tariffs but they are included in semiconductor tariffs, The coming is probably the moon -two, ”Lutnik said on Sunday at ABC News” this week.

The comments of the slut throw cold water on the hope that popular technological products made in China, such as computers, laptops, smartphones and TVs with a flat panel, will be deprived of 145% of Trump-duty mutual tariffs that increase US import prices and are usually transferred to consumers.

American Customs and Border Defense At the end of Friday evening announced the release smartphones. computersAnd other technological devices and components from its mutual tariffs.

On Sunday, Lutnik emphasized that the US “cannot be seen and relied on foreign countries for the fundamental things we need.”

“So, it’s not like a constant release.

Lutnik added: “These are the things we have to do in America.”

Mutual exemptions from tariffs caused relief, at least for technology companies, including Applewhich produces many their products in China.

But the senator -da -democratic senator Cora Booker from New Jersey said the confusion sown by the cancellation of Trump administration at the end of Friday at the return rates on some electronics from China -and his sudden call for Wednesday for Wednesday 90-day pause When performing new tariffs in other countries – harmful to the US

“President Trump now has a crisis in authority,” he said in an interview on Sunday at NBC News “” Get to know the press. “” We hear from all over the world. People just don’t know if they can trust him. “