‘Sit Back, Take It’: Trump Treasury Secretary Warns Tariffed Countries Not to Retaliate

EXCERPT:

BAIER: "You said 10% over 10 years would be $2.5 trillion coming in. You know, you look at this list of all these countries, and there is some policy decisions here. China is at 34%. Added to the 20% already, that’s 54% on Chinese goods. Are they going to come back with something big?"

BESSENT: "Well, we will see what they do. My advice to every country right now is, do not retaliate, sit back, take it in. Let’s see how it goes. Because if you retaliate, there will be escalation. If you don’t retaliate, this is the high watermark."

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