Trump, Beijing and Xi Jinping
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from lawmakers over the Iran war on Tuesday, including some Republicans who have expressed concerns over the war.
The President addressed inflation, election integrity, and foreign policy challenges while preparing for a pivotal meeting with Chinese leadership.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was defensive and countered that the questions were ignoring the US military’s successes in the war.
Though U.S. tariffs on China are higher overall when the tariffs from Trump’s first term are added in, other countries have faced punitive levies that were nearly as high.