Peter Navarro allegedly was the individual with the idea in the first place to urge that Trump set tariffs based on the size of the U.S. trade deficit, or balance between imports and exports, with each country — an idea not endorsed by mainstream economists,

He said he would impose tariffs on countries in two to three weeks if deals were not reached, backtracking on his promise to delay them by 90 days.

A recent poll finds that many Americans worry that the U.S. may be facing a recession because tariffs will cause prices to increase.

After trying to play hardball with China, Donald Trump decided that he no longer intends to “play hardball” with China.