Exclusive: Trump’s fixation with 90-day pauses is less about foreign governments, and more about signing deals by mid-terms, says his former commerce secretary
- Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, a key architect of Trump’s first-term economic agenda, explains that the administration’s use of tight 90-day deadlines and tariff pauses is both a negotiation tactic and a way to fit the political calendar, particularly before Congress shifts focus to mid-term elections. Ross acknowledges that while these deadlines have been effective in speeding up trade talks and showcasing U.S. leverage, their repeated use may be losing impact as negotiating partners...