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Trump suggests trade-deal flexibility: March 1 tariff deadline is ‘not a magical date’

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President Donald Trump gave his firmest indication yet that the U. S. may not increase tariffs on Chinese goods on March 1, as scheduled, despite statements by his top trade official that the U. S. should stick to a firm deadline.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave his firmest indication yet that the U. S. may not increase tariffs on Chinese goods on March 1, as scheduled, despite statements by his top trade official that the U. S. should stick to a firm deadline.
That deadline to complete talks with Beijing is “not a magical date,” he told reporters Tuesday, as midlevel U.

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