CNN anchor Jake Tapper laughed and shook his head on Sunday morning when White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow insisted that the United States is “learning to deal” with the novel coronavirus in a “safe” way, noting that virus infections have been surging across the country. Appearing on Sunday’s State of the Union to discuss the Trump administration’s attempt to restart stimulus deal talks after President Donald Trump announced last week that he was killing negotiations, Kudlow tried to thread a needle by saying the economy had already rebounded sharply but that additional stimulus was still needed. “It’s a question of […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107860/87/1078608724_0:320:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_e8174d04c6b78214d16c2824faa5cc98.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008211080232821-us-engaged-with-china-on-trade-despite-huge-complaints-about-other-issues-wh-adviser-kudlow-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Trump administration remains engaged with China on Phase One of the trade agreement despite having huge complaints on other issues, White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday, adding that he was particularly pleased with large Chinese purchases of US-produced commodities. “So far, so good”, Kudlow said on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends”. “We have many huge complaints about China. But on the trade deal, we are engaged”. US-China relations have significantly soured in the past few years, with Washington blaming Beijing for unfair trade practices, a poor […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007131079873009-trump-not-in-a-good-mood-about-china-economic-adviser-kudlow-says/ On 15 January, the US and China signed the Phase One deal of a broader trade agreement, marking a breakthrough in the longstanding trade war. However, in recent months Trump has repeatedly said he “no longer felt good” about the arrangement due to the spread of the coronavirus, which he blames on Beijing. Source link
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow attempted to strike an optimistic tone on April’s historically bad unemployment numbers on Sunday, insisting that there was a “glimmer of hope” in the report showing over 20 million jobs lost and the unemployment rate surging to nearly 15 percent. Asked on ABC’s This Week to react to President Donald Trump’s recent promise that “all” of the jobs will quickly come back, Kudlow said that he didn’t “want to sugarcoat” the devastating economic situation amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic—before going on and sugarcoating it. “Inside the numbers there’s a glimmer of hope,” Kudlow said. “We […]