The American president acknowledged that the trade war he launched could cause a decrease in the number of products sold.
Donald Trump recognized, after a meeting of his cabinet on Wednesday, April 30, that the establishment of his customs tariffs could disrupt the supply chains and empty certain shelves. “Well, maybe children will have two dolls instead of 30!” And maybe the two dolls will cost a few dollars more than usual ”, he said before journalists, including the reporter of New York Times.
According to the New York newspaper, “Many American toy manufacturers and retailers have started to suspend their orders, faced with the repercussions of Trump customs duties”. This situation could have consequences on the end of year celebrations, the manufacture, packaging and shipping of certain products that can take months.
The director general of the American industrial group Toy Association, Greg Ahearn, representing nearly a thousand toy manufacturers, told the American media that the “Frozen supply chain endangered Christmas”.
“Our country will take off economically”
The American president nevertheless insisted that his trade war would be more detrimental to China than for the United States. According to the AP agency, he added that the United States did not really need Chinese imports.
On the same day, the US Ministry of Commerce announced to everyone’s surprise that the US economy had contracted 0.3% in the first quarter. “It has nothing to do with customs duties”reacted the American president immediately. “Our country will take off economically, but first of all we must get rid of the bullshit of Joe Biden”he wrote on the Truth Social platform.
