A day after raising tariffs on China to 54%, Trump says the US now has 'great power to negotiate' with China to force a TikTok sale

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• Trump said the new 54% tariffs on China have given him "great power" to negotiate a TikTok deal.
• He said he would be willing to lower tariffs if countries gave him something "phenomenal."
• TikTok's April 5 divest-or-ban deadline edges even closer, with no buyer deal confirmed.

President Donald Trump is once again waving a tariff reduction carrot at China to get it to cave on a TikTok deal.

Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One on Thursday...