george w. bush took them off the tariff list and that didn t work. president clinton had the oil for food deal and that didn t work, it just went straight ahead. if there s nothing wrong with negotiations but in order to change the sanctions that we have in place, we want progress being made and that means we want to see the first steps in denuclearizing the peninsula. and i think ambassador bolton is certainly the guy that understands that and this is in a matter of wanting to go to war, this is a matter of demanding that at some point we make the world safer by eliminating nuclear weapons in north korea. sandra: next up, i want to ask you about iran s president now allowing to overcome these newly imposed u.s. sanctions against tehran. he said they will only serve to unify their nation saying we are not afraid of america or the economic problems we will overcome the troubles. how do we were respond to iran? we continue being consistent in the message that we sent them
states totaled $2.1 trillion last year compared to 1.7 trillion for democrat leaning states. after examining the kinds of goods that could be taxed, city found that red states ship more to countries that could retaliate on u.s. tariffs. soy, for example, represents nearly half of the value on china s tariff list. in the 30 congressional districts hit hardest by new soy tariffs, 25 are represented by a republican and just five by a democrat. all 30 of those districts voted for trump back in 2016. joining me from london, nbc news international correspondent cal perry for us. set the stage for us here, because this is really as i just mentioned a mounting trade war. president trump heading into this nato meeting here. very much us against them. yeah. listen, headed after nato to meet with the leader of russia.
consumer favorite items like flat screen tvs were taken off the tariff list and at this trade war, tvs and another round and on top of all of this, president trump is considering a 25% tariff on all foreign cars and that would average $5800 per vehicle. the impact of these cost bumps would be broader by the targeted tariff on soybeans and remember, president trump s greatest strength has been the economy according to a cnbc poll last month, president trump s approval on the economy is 51%. that s more than his job at 41%. some industries like aliuminum and steel are expected to benefit but consumers are paying the price. president trump continues to pursue this strategy risks damaging a strong economy that kept his poll numbers strong.
the president said tariffs on another $16 billion of chinese goods will be coming and he s talked about slapping tariffs on an additional $450 billion worth of goods coming in from china, so i want to take a look at the u.s. goods that were hit by china s retaliatory tariffs. soybean are getting hit with a 25% tariff, causing chinese soybean buyers to shift away from american soybeans and increase their orders from brazil, which is another major exporter. eight of the top ten soybean producing states voted for president trump in 2016. china is one of the biggest markets for american soybeans. also on the list, electric cars and suvs, something that could put the squeeze on u.s. automakers if the european union adds american vehicles to its tariff list in response to president trump s escalating trade war with the eu. american automakers are on the record saying they do not like this idea of tariffs on cars.
drive customers away of course he could start buying ports from chinese farmers but for now that appears to be as if the question domestic calls it just doesn t taste . really the simple fact is a very simple but. as fears of a full out trade for growth china s foreign ministry striking a defiant tone. for. china has a ready made preparations. as long as the united states issues a so-called tariff list china will take necessary measures to firmly protect its legitimate interests. of. those who are already owned jeeps in china will probably be doing their best to keep their vehicles in top shape to spare parts will also be taxed higher from friday. may well britain s biggest carmaker jagger landrover has warned it may have