Trump Summons Steel and Aluminum Executives to White House Ahead of Potential Tariffs<br />Gary D. Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, had been lobbying for months alongside others, including staff secretary Rob Porter, who recently<br />resigned under pressure from the White House, to kill, postpone, or at least narrow the scope of the measure, people familiar with the discussions said.<br />The announcement of tariffs would be the clearest sign yet of the ascendance of a group of White House advisers who advocate a tougher posture on trade, including Robert Lighthizer, the country’s top trade negotiator,<br />and Peter Navarro, a trade skeptic who had been sidelined but is now in line for a promotion.<br />By ANA SWANSONMARCH 1, 2018<br />WASHINGTON — President Trump could announce as soon as Thursday<br />that the United States will impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, people familiar with the matter said.<br />It is likely to add tensions to ongoing negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement in Mexico<br />City this week, as well as a planned White House meeting with a top Chinese trade official Thursday.<br />The move has been the subject of fierce lobbying by foreign governments, multinational companies and the Pentagon in recent weeks, all of whom have argued<br />that the proposed tariffs could disrupt economic and security ties.
