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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will tell the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday that nearly 50 countries have approached him to discuss new sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. The comments echo U.S. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett’s disclosure over the weekend that more countries have reached out to the White House to begin trade negotiations. Greer told the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee that Russia was excluded from the tariffs because it already was facing heavy U.S. sanctions and sectoral trade embargoes and did not enjoy "most favored nation" trading status, as were Belarus, Cuba and North Korea. Several Democratic lawmakers questioned why Trump imposed a 47 percent reciprocal tariff on Madagascar and steep duties on other impoverished countries but none on Russia, despite still-substantial U.S. Russia trade that totaled $3.5 billion in 2024, with a $2.5 billion bilateral U.S. trade deficit. Asked by Democratic Representative John Larson whether tariffs would be imposed on Russia if that trade deficit did not improve, Greer said that it was up to Trump to decide whether to impose any tariffs. When asked whether he recommended that Trump impose tariffs on Russian goods, Greer declined to disclose his recommendation to the president. The Trump administration will seek congressional approval for any comprehensive free trade agreements, but anticipates that any deals struck with countries to ease President Donald Trump's latest tariffs may be more limited in nature, Greer said on Wednesday. #TrumpTariff #DonaldTrump #USTariffs #China #trump #XiJinping #news18 News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube