{"id":2421813,"date":"2025-04-09T18:44:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T22:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-grills-trump-trade-rep-over-timing-of-tariff-pause-wtf\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T18:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T22:45:47","slug":"house-democrat-grills-trump-trade-rep-over-timing-of-tariff-pause-wtf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-grills-trump-trade-rep-over-timing-of-tariff-pause-wtf\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrat grills Trump trade rep over timing of tariff pause: &#8216;WTF&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrat-grills-trump-trade-rep-over-timing-of-tariff-pause-wtf%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421813&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>in a recent congressional hearing, Representative Steven Horsford (D-NV) challenged U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer regarding President Donald Trump&#8217;s unexpected announcement of a 90-day pause on global tariffs. Greer, who testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, claimed he learned of the decision only moments before it was publicly disclosed, suggesting he was blindsided. Horsford criticized Greer for not mentioning any discussions about this trade policy in his opening remarks and accused the Trump administration of lacking a coherent strategy. he expressed frustration over the apparent disarray within the administration, highlighting how Trump&#8217;s sudden decisions could disrupt the economy. The hearing drew attention to the administration&#8217;s communication issues, especially as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-the-federal-reserves-changing-approach-toward-rate-hikes-could-mean-for-the-economy\/\" title=\"What The Federal Reserve\u2019s Changing Approach Toward Rate Hikes Could Mean For The Economy\">stock market reacted positively<\/a> to the tariff pause announcement, with significant gains across major indexes. Horsford&#8217;s remarks underscored his concerns about accountability and market stability amid Trump&#8217;s trade policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Democrat grills Trump trade representative over when he learned about tariff pause: &lsquo;WTF&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2082732\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) criticized U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trade Representative <\/a>Jamieson Greer for appearing to learn of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> decision to put a 90-day pause on his global<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> tariff agenda <\/a>at the same time as the rest of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Greer was two hours into testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday when Trump announced on social media his plan to put a pause on the tariffs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3366141\/house-votes-to-cancel-rule-capping-bank-overdraft-fees-sending-it-to-trump\/\">House votes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-cancel-rule-capping-bank-overdraft-fees-sending-it-to-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... votes to cancel rule capping bank overdraft fees, sending it to Trump - Washington Examiner\">cancel rule capping bank overdraft fees<\/a>, sending it to Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3375309\/budget-resolution-survives-first-test-house-trump\/\">Trump-backed budget bill survives first test in House but final passage unclear<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3374888\/mtg-house-bill-publish-data-special-interest-aliens-advances\/\">MTG bill to publish data on &#8216;special interest aliens&#8217; nabbed at border advances<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Upon hearing the news, Horsford <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AKWjfOjePBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">asked Greer<\/a>, who made no mention or reference to Trump&rsquo;s plan at any point of the hearing up until then, when he was made aware of Trump&rsquo;s trade policy decision. In response, Greer said he learned about Trump&rsquo;s plan &ldquo;a few minutes ago,&rdquo; but clarified that he knew that the plan was &ldquo;under discussion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under discussion, so did you know that this was under discussion?&rdquo; Horsford asked Greer.&nbsp;&ldquo;And why did you not include that as part of your opening remarks?&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In response, Greer shared that he doesn&rsquo;t &ldquo;typically divulge the contents of my discussions&rdquo; with the president, but Horsford demanded that the trade representative share more details of the pause.<\/p>\n<p>While sharing that the pause would be for 90 days and that China&rsquo;s rates were actually being raised, Greer admitted he hadn&rsquo;t spoken with the president since the committee hearing started.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So the trade representative hasn&rsquo;t spoken to the president of the United States about a global reordering of trade&mdash;&rdquo; Horsford said, before Greer cut him off, saying, &ldquo;Yes, I have. I&rsquo;ve just been in the hearing with you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But, yet he announced it on a tweet. WTF? Who&rsquo;s in charge?&rdquo; Horsford yelled.<\/p>\n<p>Horsford once again asked Greer to give greater details regarding Trump&rsquo;s trade pause and then went on to accuse Greer of being completely blindsided by Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you and paused the tariffs, the taxes on the American people,&rdquo; Horsford said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no strategy. You just found out three seconds ago, sitting here, we saw you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Greer countered by saying he&rsquo;s been in discussions with Trump, but Horsford once again questioned why Greer did not include this information in his opening statement or at any point of his testimony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The House Democrat grew irate, claiming the Trump administration had no strategy or plan and that the president is just making decisions on the fly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president chose to take actions that he didn&rsquo;t even have the authority to take,&rdquo; Horsford said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s put our economy in disarray and near collapse.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The congressman accused Trump of partaking in market manipulation, which Greer denied.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If it&rsquo;s not market manipulation, what is it? Who&rsquo;s benefiting? What billionaire just got richer?&rdquo; Horsford yelled.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Horsford also decried how no Republicans were left in the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Meanwhile, the speaker is rushing to the floor to pass a budget reconciliation to screw America by passing the biggest tax cut in history on the backs of the American people,&rdquo; Horsfold yelled. &ldquo;WTF! Who&rsquo;s in charge? Because it sure doesn&rsquo;t look like it&rsquo;s the trade representative. You just got the rug pulled out from under you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3375307\/trump-pauses-tariffs-90-days-china-exports-125\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP PAUSES TARIFFS FOR 90 DAYS ON DOZENS OF COUNTRIES, RAISES RATE ON CHINA TO 125%<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent canceled his appearance before a group of House Republicans on Wednesday amid turmoil in the stock market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Upon Trump&rsquo;s announcement of the tariff pause, the stock market rocketed upward. By the time markets closed on Wednesday, the Dow had risen by nearly 3,000 points, and the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq indexes were up 9.5% and 12.2%, respectively. The S&amp;P 500 had its third <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">biggest single-day rise<\/a> since World War II.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2082732\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2082732\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrat questions Trump trade rep on tariff pause timing: \u2018WTF\u2019 Rep. 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