In-town pool report 6: More tariffs, Powell, surgeon general, Ed Martin nomination
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- Adam Cancryn
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- Thursday, May 8, 2025, 11:45 AM
More on China
Said he may speak with Xi after the initial talks
“We are using tariffs now for our benefit”
Said he believes the upcoming talks will be “substantive” negotiations
“China wants to do something, and look, they have to at this point”
On US port volume slowdown
“That’s good”
“That means we lose less money”
“When you say it slowed down that’s a good thing not a bad thing”
Said the 10% tariff on the UK is not a template for other nations
“The template of 10 is probably the lowest, and therefore they made that deal”
On meeting with Ursula von der Leyen
“She’s so fantastic, I hope we’re going to meet”
On whether he’ll meet with Fed chair Powell about interest rates
“It’s like talking with a wall”
“He’s always too late but in this case it’s not going to matter that much because our country is so strong”
On pick for surgeon general
Said she was picked because RFK Jr. “thought she was fantastic”
“I don’t know her, I listened to the recommendation of Bobby”
On Ed Martin
Said he has a backup plan and indicates he is pulling Martin’s nomination
“We have somebody else that will be great”
Indicates he’ll try to place Martin somewhere else, potentially within DOJ
“We have somebody else who we’ll be announcing”
Adam Cancryn
White House reporter, POLITICO
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