The president has also pledged a broader set of tariffs to match the rates that the U.S. government says other countries charge.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed the government to consider possible tariffs on copper, the latest move by the White House to tax a wide array of imports and reshape global trade.
“It will have a big impact,” said Trump before signing the executive order to study copper imports.
On a call with reporters, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro portrayed the move as an effort to stop China’s build out of its copper sector and to address a broader national
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