WASHINGTON — The U.S. deadline of August 1 for imposing tariffs on its trading partners is firm and there will be no extensions, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday.
“So no extensions, no more grace periods. August 1, the tariffs are set. They’ll go into place. Customs will start collecting the money, and off we go,” Lutnick told “Fox News Sunday.”
After the levies kick in, U.S. President Donald Trump -- who was negotiating Sunday in Scotland with European Union officials -- is still willing to keep talking, Lutnick said.
Of the Europeans, Lutnick said, “You know they’re hoping they make a deal, and it’s up to President Trump, who’s the leader of this negotiating table. We set the table.”
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