different directions, whether on gun policy or the war in iraq. but this is something that he has been vocal about for as long as he s been in public life. the idea that the united states is being taken advantage of by foreign countries on the issue of trade. you had the president s top trade adviser, peter navarro, on state of the union this morning with jake tapper, talking about this, defending the idea, and then saying something that our allies, especially those that import steel into the united states will likely want to hear. listen, fred. so there s going to be no exemptions? well, there s a difference between exemptions and country seclusions, there will be an exemption procedure for particular cases where we need to have exemptions so that business can move forward, but at this point in time, there will be no country seclusionkuc. reporter: no exclusions, fred. navarro said we could
room the president heard was tariffs rather than quotas and that they should be pa cross the board with no country exemptions. the president heard that loud and clear. there s really good reasons for doing all that and that s the direction the president took at the end of the meeting. there s going to be no exemptions, that s what it s going to look like. difference between exemptions and country exclusions. they ll be an exemption procedure for particular cases where we need to have exemptions so that business can move forward, but at this point in time, the no country exclusions. president trump is pointed to chinese overproduction of steel is one of the major reasons for the tariffs. take a listen. i will make a decision that reflects the best interests of the united states including the need to address overproduction in china and other countries.