Ryan says tariffs not right tool for countering unfair trade

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday that tariffs are taxes and are not the right tool to counter unfair trading practices by other countries, signaling opposition to President Donald Trump’s earlier statement that tariffs were great.

Trump’s goal to achieve better trade deals and a better deal for Americans was a good one, but “I think tariffs are taxes and I think there are better tools that we can use,” Ryan told reporters.

Trump said in a Twitter post on Tuesday that “Tariffs are the greatest!” because they force countries to negotiate fair trade deals or pay.

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