President Donald Trump gave no indication that he intends to back down from his so-called reciprocal tariffs after they went into effect against about 90 countries.
China responded to his punishing 104-percent duties with 84 percent tariffs against American imports, and while Trump boasted at a Republican National Committee fundraising event that world leaders were "kissing my a--" to avoid the double-digit tariffs, he encouraged foreign companies to move their operations into the U.S.
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"This is a GREAT time to move your COMPANY into the United States of America, like Apple, and so many others, in record numbers, are doing," Trump posted Wednesday on Truth Social at 7:44 a.m. EST. "ZERO TARIFFS, and almost immediate Electrical/Energy hook ups and approvals. No Environmental Delays."
The president signed off with an invitation that sounded like an informercial pitchman's come-on.
"DON’T WAIT, DO IT NOW!" Trump posted early Wednesday.
One conservative but independent Trump follower, @charliehobie, wrote, "You sound like a used car salesman."
