President Trump speaks during a news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday. Other Freedom Caucus members have also lobbied the White House, a senior administration official said. “There are potential carve-outs for Mexico and Canada,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a news conference on Wednesday. Lawmakers and White House officials, trying to woo Trump away from his protectionist stances, say they have had little luck doing so. Trump has been told repeatedly by U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer that this was the case, a senior White House official said.

Source: Washington Post March 07, 2018 20:26 UTC