Trump tariffs: President vents at China over Boeing as Beijing denies claims of trade deal talks
Beijing called claims of trade talks ‘groundless as trying to catch the wind’ and having ‘no factual basis’ as Trump insisted they were happening
In a particularly active morning on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Boeing “should default China” for not taking planes that it had committed to purchase.
The president has alternated between taking a hard line on tariffs targeting Chinese imports, causing markets to plummet, and then having to soothe Wall Street by claiming the U.S. and China are negotiating and progress is being made.
Beijing denied any knowledge of such negotiations, calling his claims “groundless as trying to catch the wind” and having “no factual basis.”
A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “China’s attitude is consistent and clear: if you want to fight, we will fight to the end, if you want to talk, the door is open.”
Meanwhile, a dozen states have sued the Trump administration over its “reckless” and “insane” tariff policies.
The states argued the policy was based on a “whim,” and would be an added burden to consumers.
This came as the president warned he could re-impose higher tariffs he previously paused in as little as two weeks.
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President Donald Trump is set to target a major Democratic fundraising group to crack down on foreign donations in American elections, according to a report.
Rhian Lubin reports.
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Bessent says trade talks with South Korea moving faster than expected
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Thursday that trade talks with South Korea may be moving faster than the Trump administration expected.
“We will be talking technical terms as early as next week,” he said. “South Koreans came early, they came with their A game. And we will see if they follow through on that.”
Trump says Russia's concession to end war in Ukraine is not taking whole country
President Donald Trump, speaking in the Oval Office, was asked about what concessions Russia is offering in negotiations to end its war on Ukraine: “Stopping the war, stopping taking the whole country — pretty big concession,” he said.
Poll: Only 15 percent of young people believe U.S. is on right track under Trump
Only 15 percent of young people believe the U.S. is on the right track under the leadership of President Donald Trump, a Harvard Youth Poll released on Wednesday found.
This comes even after Trump made gains with young voters in November’s general election, in which he beat then-Vice President Kamala Harris. However, less than a third of young people approve of the president’s job performance so far in his second term. Both congressional parties received similarly poor results in the poll from the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School.
Gustaf Kilander looks at the numbers.
Only 15 percent of young people believe U.S. is on right track under Trump: poll
Swiss diplomat says entire world has to join together to talk trade with the US
Switzerland’s foreign minister, on a visit to China, says the sweeping tariffs imposed by Donald Trump are like an earthquake that has hit “all the other countries on the planet” and thrust them into “a sort of coalition” to reach a deal with the United States.
Ignazio Cassis spoke to reporters in Beijing on Thursday after meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
“We have to convince the United States to come back to a multilateral discussion — which for now is not a given,” the Swiss diplomat said.
Trump has imposed 31 percent tariffs on Swiss goods — far higher than the 20 percent faced by its European Union neighbors — but Switzerland is among the many places now subject to a 90-day pause.
White House hits back at ‘talentless’ Jimmy Kimmel after Hegseth roast
The White House has lashed out at Jimmy Kimmel after the TV host ripped into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s handling of the second Signalgate scandal.
On Tuesday, Kimmel laid into Hegseth over reports he had again disclosed sensitive information about airstrikes in Yemen, this time in a Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and lawyer. In his monologue, the comedian accused Hegseth of being a ‘leaker’ and branded his attempts to deflect criticism as ‘bull****’.
Madeline Sherratt has the story.
White House hits back at ‘talentless’ Jimmy Kimmel after Hegseth roast
Trump team may have violated another judge’s order by moving Venezuelan to Texas for deportation
Donald Trump’s administration moved a Venezuelan immigrant living in Philadelphia to a Texas detention facility for possible removal from the United States despite a court order blocking his removal from Pennsylvania and the country.
On April 15, Trump-appointed District Judge Stephanie Haines blocked the government from moving a man named in court documents as A.S.R. from her western Pennsylvania judicial district.
But roughly 30 minutes after her order, a plane carrying the man took off for Texas, according to filings from the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents him.
Alex Woodward reports.
Trump administration moved Venezuelan to Texas to be deported despite judge’s order
Four more years: Eric Trump promotes third-term Trump Organization merch
The U.S. Constitution states that Trump can only be elected to two terms as president. However, this isn't stopping his family from promoting a third campaign.
Eric Trump shared a photo on Instagram of himself wearing a red “Trump 2028" hat, now sold by the Trump Store.
Trump, who would turn 82 in 2028, has mentioned he is considering how to breach the constitutional prohibition. He had previously joked about it before telling NBC News that he’s serious and that “there are methods which you could do it.”
The 22nd Amendment was adopted after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected four times. He died at 63, before the 100th day of his fourth term, on April 12, 1945.
Department of Transportation scrambles to keep staff who accepted resignations
So many workers at the Department of Transportation accepted a second deferred resignation offer that officials have been forced to ask some of them to reconsider.
As part of President Donald Trump and the Elon Musk-led DOGE’s efforts to slash the federal workforce, the Transportation Department offered employees another opportunity to take a deferred resignation, for which approximately 4,700 people volunteered, according to Politico.
Ariana Baio has the details.
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