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Does the President endorse something that Howard Lutnick said on television this weekend, which was that the army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones. 　

If that kind of thing is going to be moving to the U.S. Is that how the President envisions manufacturing shifting? And if so, how long would that take, roughly? 　

The President wants to increase manufacturing jobs here in the United States of America, but he’s also looking at advanced technologies. 　

He’s also looking at AI and emerging fields that are growing around the world that the United States needs to be a leader in as well. 　

So there’s an array of diverse jobs, more traditional manufacturing jobs, as you discussed, but also jobs in advanced technologies. 　

The President is looking at all of those. He wants them to come back home. 　

But iPhone specifically is that something that he thinks is the kind of technology that can move to the U.S. 　

Absolutely. He believes we have the labor, we have the workforce, we have the resources to do it. 　

And as you know, Apple has invested $500 billion here in the United States. 　

So if Apple didn’t think the United States could do it, they probably wouldn’t have put up that big chunk of change. 　

It’s clear the President has gotten the world’s attention with these tariffs. 　

Is he considering at all potentially holding off on imposing some of them before the deadline, or maybe later reversing them because he’s having these negotiations and having these good talks with other leaders? 　

The President was asked and answered this yesterday. He said he’s not considering an extension or a delay. 　

I spoke to him before this briefing. That was not his mindset. He expects that these tariffs are going to go into effect. 　

And you said something very important, Elena, in your question. You said the President has captivated the attention of the world. 　

Absolutely, he has. And it’s about time. We have a President in the Oval Office who is putting the world on notice, and is putting the American people first, and again, is using the leverage of the United States to negotiate good trade deals. 　

Just a quick follow-up. There’s been some public sparring between Elon Musk and the President’s trade advisor, Peter Navarro, on some of these tariffs. 　

Musk actually referred to Navarro today as being ‘Dumber than a sack of bricks.’ 　

Are you at all — or is the administration and the President at all concerned that this is maybe impacting the public’s understanding of these tariffs and might be messing with the message on it? 　

No. Look, these are obviously two individuals who have very different views on trade and on tariffs. 　

Boys will be boys, and we will let their public sparring continue. And you guys should all be very grateful that we have the most transparent administration in history. 　

And I think it also speaks to the President willingness to hear from all sides, that he has people at the highest levels of this government, in this White House, who have very diverse opinions on very diverse issues. 　

But the President takes all opinions in mind, and then he makes the best decision based on the best interests of the American public. 　

The President’s trade representative this morning told senators that the President does not intend on carving out exemptions for products and companies when it comes to tariffs. 　

But would the administration consider changing that stance should bankruptcies begin among U.S. companies who are dependent on China trade? 　

I won’t get ahead of the President on any exemptions or his decision on that. 　

I will leave that to him. But again, we’re looking at this country by country and based on the needs of the American people and the American workforce. 　

And one more. Can you walk us through how this specific tariff plan was decided on and which advisor came up with it? 　

The reciprocal tariff plan? It was a plan that was discussed by the President’s entire trade team over the course of many, many meetings, and the President ultimately decided on which way to go. 　

A few proposals were given to the President. There was debate and discussion, and the President made his decision. 　

And as you’ve seen very publicly, the entire trade team is on board with this plan and the negotiations that will ensue because of it. 　

On the President’s threat yesterday on social media to increase tariffs against China by an additional 50 percent in response to their retaliation. 　

Has he signed anything in terms of an executive order, any documentation around that? Will that additional 50 percent go into effect tomorrow? 　

They will be going into effect at 12.01 a.m. tonight, so effectively tomorrow. 　

You mentioned the 70 countries or so. I’m curious, though, under what conditions at this point would President Trump talk to President Xi about tariffs? 　

Look, I just spoke to the President about this, and he believes that China wants to make a deal with the United States. 　

He believes China has to make a deal with the United States. It was a mistake for China to retaliate. 　

The President, when America is punched, he punches back harder. That’s why there will be 104 percent tariffs going into effect on China tonight at midnight. 　

But the President believes that Xi and China want to make a deal. They just don’t know how to get that started. 　

And the President also wanted me to tell all of you that if China reaches out to make a deal, he’ll be incredibly gracious, but he’s going to do what’s best for the American people. 　

So China has to call first? 　

The Chinese want to make a deal. They just don’t know how to do it. But the President will be implementing these 104 percent tariffs on China tonight. 　

What conditions might he consider lowering tariffs on China at this point? 　

It would be imprudent of me to tell you those conditions here from the podium. 　

Two questions on trade. First, as a part of these negotiations, is it possible for countries to lower their tariffs below that 10 percent, a bare minimum that’s been set? 　

Again, I’ll leave that to the President to make those determinations. But I can tell you that 10 percent universal baseline will go into effect as these negotiations are ongoing. 　

Got it and then, what is your thinking just as far as low labor cost countries? 　

Like, if you’ve got a country like Vietnam that wants to negotiate, but obviously they have some advantages in terms of trade, in terms of the people that are not paid as much as American citizens. 　

What is kind of the thinking? Can they still achieve a good kind of trade outcome with the United States? 　

Well, again, you’re right to point out that different countries have different labor markets. 　

They have different skills, if you will, different resources. And the President is going to take all of that into account. His team will take all of that into account when they’re negotiating these deals. 　

I do just want to point out one thing that the President — everybody in Washington, whether they want to admit it or not, knows that this President is right when it comes to tariffs and when it comes to trade.