Good wednesday morning. Thanks for joining us this morning i hope having a good wednesday i am maria bartiromo. It is wednesday, may 15. It is 8 00 a. M. On the east coast President Biden former President Trump trading barbs, biden announced 1 billion dollars in tariffs chinese goods trump said this should have happened a long time ago. I want to start by saying that, that biden now, he wants to put a a big bill on china which is suggestion that i said, should have done it a long time ago but also got to do another, that has to do with because china eating our lunch right now they have to do it much more than electric vehicles, should have been done 3 1 2 years ago. Bidens plan add one hundred percent tariff on electric vehicles 25 tariff etchv batteries 50 on semiconductors, 5 tariff on steel, 50 tariff on medical supplies biden attacked trump policies for china. My predecessor promised to increase american exports boost manufacturing built did net he sailed signed to buy 00billiondol