The White House has stressed that there is no room for negotiation on tariffs

According to the Washington Post, three people familiar with the matter said White House officials circulated internal talking points and told agents that Trump's plan for new global tariffs should not be considered a starting point for negotiations. As the world tries to make sense of Trump's massive new import taxes, the administration's internal instructions say advisers should portray the tariffs as a response to a national emergency and not the basis for potential new trade talks, the people said. In addition to the talking points, Trump himself told advisers that the tariffs were not meant to set up negotiations, the two people familiar with the matter said.