White House: No timetable for getting rid of tariffs

The White House indicated Monday that President Trump would leave in place punitive tariffs against imports from U.S. trading partners for as long as it takes for those countries to agree to new trade rules that are fair to U.S. companies.

“The president is focused not on the short term, but on the long term, and he wants to make sure that we’re doing things that help protect American workers, and protect American industry,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters. “He is going to keep pushing to make sure that we have good trade deals.”