The White House confirmed on Friday that tariffs against goods from Canada, Mexico and China will take effect Saturday, as President Trump has threatened.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in her second press briefing of the Trump administration that the tariff plan would go forward.
The briefing takes place a day after several of Trump’s nominees were grilled in the Senate. One Trump nominee, Tulsi Gabbard, is facing increasing scrutiny from Republicans in her bid to become director of national intelligence. In particular, her views on Edward Snowden, the former National Security Administration staffer who stole over a million classified documents, have rankled GOP senators who might otherwise back her bid.
While Trump heads to Florida this weekend, Democrats will choose their new leadership. The Democratic National Committee will vote on its new chair on Saturday in one of its first initial steps toward recovering from November’s disappointing election.
Follow along for updates from the White House and more Friday.
