Jason Miller, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, mentioned the president plans to “lean into” tariffs throughout his speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday evening.
”I’d say that he’s going to lean into it, and he’s going to speak about how growing tariffs can really go and shut the commerce deficits, which January, we noticed a file commerce deficit, significantly in the case of international locations resembling Canada, Mexico, China,” Miller mentioned when requested by CNN’s Audie Cornish if Trump must acknowledge his blanket 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada that took impact on Tuesday.
Trump’s senior adviser mentioned the president additionally plans to “stage set” with Individuals in regards to the state of the nation.
Extra on the presidential deal with: Trump will even focus on what’s going to occur subsequent in his agenda, Miller mentioned.
”We now have to go and get this tax invoice accomplished. I feel you’ll hear the president this night discuss in regards to the one massive stunning invoice so we will preserve taxes low and take it even decrease for Individuals. Additionally want to verify to make these border fixes everlasting,” Miller mentioned.
He continued, “After which additionally, as we glance forward, actually, we bought to look to the long run and ensure we’re successful issues such because the AI conflict in opposition to China, having a Marshall Plan for power. So, it’s a little bit of the place we’re, what we’ve completed and what we’re going to do, each within the brief and in the long run.”
On the pause in assist to Ukraine, Miller mentioned Trump is being aggressive in his makes an attempt to get Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to conform to a deal that will cease the conflict.
“President Trump is the one particular person, the one particular person speaking about stopping the killing, and generally leaders can use the carrot, generally they’ll use the stick,” Miller mentioned. “And on this case, I feel President Trump is utilizing the two by 4 to go and get his level throughout to President Zelensky, and that’s that President Trump needs to cease the killing. Zelensky has bought to get again to the desk. He has to take this critically.”
