The following is a trusted account of President Trump in a small Oval Office meeting, venting at senior staff for resisting his hawkish trade agenda.
Trump, addressing Kelly, said, >"John, you haven't been in a trade discussion before, so I want to share with you my views. For the last six months, this same group of geniuses comes in here all the time and I tell them, 'Tariffs. I want tariffs.' And what do they do? They bring me IP. I can't put a tariff on IP." (Most in the room understood that the president can, in fact, use tariffs to combat Chinese IP theft.)
>"China is laughing at us," Trump added. "Laughing."
>Kelly responded: "Yes sir, I understand, you want tariffs."
>Gary Cohn, who opposes tariffs and the protectionist trade measures pushed by the Bannonites, had his shoulders slumped and was clearly appalled by the situation.
>Staff secretary Rob Porter, said to the president: "Sir, do you not want to sign this?" He was referring to Trump's memo prodding Lighthizer to investigate China — which may lead to tariffs against Beijing.
>Trump replied: "No, I'll sign it, but it's not what I've asked for the last six months." He turned to Kelly: "So, John, I want you to know, this is my view. I want tariffs. And I want someone to bring me some tariffs."
>Kelly replied: "Yes sir, understood sir, I have it."
>At one point in the meeting, Navarro pulled out a foam board chart. Trump didn't pay attention to it.
>"John, let me tell you why they didn't bring me any tariffs," he said. "I know there are some people in the room right now that are upset. I know there are some globalists in the room right now. And they don't want them, John, they don't want the tariffs. But I'm telling you, I want tariffs."
>"I know there are some globalist in the room right now"
ITS HAPPENING
THESE LYING FAGGOTS WONT KNOW WHAT HIT THEM ONCE PUNISHED TRUMP GOES FULL 1488 ON THEM ALL
HES BIDING HIS TIME AND WAITING TO STRIKE