President-elect Trump has denied a Washington Post report that outlined how his aides are considering a tariff plan that would target only critical imports.
post report Three sources familiar with the plan said that while the plan “cuts the most far-reaching elements of President Trump's campaign plan,” it would still likely “transform global trade” if implemented. said.
President Trump slammed the newspaper over the incident in a post on his website Truth Social on Monday.
“The Washington Post article, citing non-existent so-called anonymous sources, falsely states that my tariff policy will be reduced,” Trump wrote. “That's false. The Washington Post knows it's false. This is just another example of fake news.”
A spokesperson for the paper did not respond to a request for comment.
Mr. Trump's blistering attacks on the outlet come as the Post is reeling from the departures of a number of key staffers and lingering questions about its coverage of the incoming administration.
Billionaire Jeff Bezos of the Post controversially decided to kill an editorial supporting Vice President Harris weeks before the November election, but his company Amazon is one of the tech giants that donated $1 million to President Trump's inauguration.
One Post cartoonist quit last week, accusing his boss of blocking a cartoon depicting Mr. Bezos and other tech billionaires kneeling before Mr. Trump.
