In the process he has raised the average effective tariff on goods entering America from 2.5% last year to about 20%, the highest since the Great Depression. The policy process has been chaotic, to put it politely,

U.S. Financial commentator for The Financial Times Robert Armstrong, publisher of the Bulwark Sarah Longwell, and anchor and correspondent for Bloomberg News David Gura join Nicolle Wallace to discuss the crumbling confidence in Trump's handling of the economy as China pushes back against the official White House narrative.

The Trump administration would look at lowering tariffs on imported Chinese goods pending talks with Beijing, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, adding that any action would not be made unilaterally.