Trump Confirms He Won’t Pause Tariff Plan, Says ‘Many Countries’ Seeking Deals

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is not looking to pause his tariff plan, as countries seek to negotiate deals with the White House. Earlier Monday, the three major U.S. stock indexes saw-sawed after CNBC aired “unconfirmed information” claiming that Trump was considering a 90-day pause. But the White House said on social media that such reports were “fake news.” Later, when speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump was asked about a possible pause on tariffs to allow talks on deals. “Well, we’re not looking at that,” the president responded. “We have many, many countries that are coming to negotiate deals with us, and they’re going to be fair deals. And in certain cases, they’re going to be paying substantial tariffs. There will be fair deals.”...