>>151976 [the rumor] Given overnight markets, I'm told by someone in close Trump orbit that the Presidents is considering a pause on the tariffs (despite his statement last night). - Erick-Woods Erickson
Trump Considers a Pause in Tariffs Erick-Woods Erickson Apr 07, 2025 I got up this morning to start writing and show prepping. Much of what is below was written last night with the goal of getting up this morning and revising. Instead, I have some conjecture based on a very, very early phone call that relates to a guess I made last night seeing the futures. Given overnight markets, I’m told by someone in close Trump orbit that the President is considering a pause on the tariffs (despite his statements last night). He came under extraordinary pressure from major donors late yesterday to find any excuse at all to claim he could pause the tariffs. The speculation is pretty much what I had guessed. He will claim he has so many offers to negotiate that tariffs need to be paused because he cannot negotiate so many deals before tariffs affect all those begging for relief. I’ll take it. The bottom line is that I am told very reliably that yesterday major business leaders who backed Trump’s election made clear to him that bad things are coming if the tariffs are not paused. Keep in mind this is not a guarantee. parts of the close Trump orbit there is a growing belief that, given his conversations yesterday, he’ll hit pause sometime this week.
