[PR]
US President Trump's press conference was a beautiful Western-style building on a hill facing the Atlantic Ocean. On the afternoon of August 26th, the 7 major summits (G7) in Biarritz, France will be over, and the meeting will be announced with French President Macron.
I got off the bus from the press center and walked quickly to the conference hall. In order to ask Mr. Trump, it is necessary to enter the room as soon as possible and take the front seat into view. On this day, Mr. Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had something to do with the US-Japan trade negotiations that had just been agreed.
In an agreement between Japan and the United States that aims to be signed in late September, the US side will reduce tariffs on beef and pork to the level of the Trans-Pacific Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) while the US side is placing a passenger car (2・ The tariff on 5% was not immediately reduced. However, apart from the 2.5% tariff, Mr. Trump is threatening to trigger additional tariffs on imported cars from Japan and the European Union. This is a measure based on Article 232 of the US Trade Expansion Act, with the theory that imports of automobiles threaten the US industrial base and threaten security.
The Japanese government said, “There is no such thing (invocation) that we will not take measures based on Article 232 by directly confirming the exchange of summits at the Japan-US summit last September.” But what about the US side? Only Trump himself can answer.
Directly hit Mr. Trump
The front row of Mr. Trump's conference hall is always reserved for the US media “banner”. The third row seat just behind it was taken. The reporter in charge of the White House of Reuters corresponded later. If he hits, it is easy to be nominated. When I thought so, Mr. Trump named this reporter shortly after the question began. When the question was over and I raised my hand without taking a short hair, I was hit.
"Go ahead"
“Are you still considering the application of Article 232 customs duties for security reasons on imported cars from Japan?”
Mr. Trump replied.
"(The import car tariff is activated) ...
