Donald Trump may back off from tariffs on Australia amid political and industry pressure, Democrat Joe Courtney says

Democratic congressman Joe Courtney believes Donald Trump may “back off” from some of his sweeping tariffs, saying several US industries are among those barracking against them to the president. Courtney, an outspoken advocate of Aukus in the US Congress, called the first round of 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports “madness”. “Many industries in the US are lining up at the White House to make the case that the US is not going to benefit from the tariffs,” he told Guardian Australia, though he did not name which. It comes as a second round of US tariffs, set to

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