Odaily Planet Daily News According to the Washington Post, three people familiar with the matter revealed that White House officials distributed internal talking points and told agents that Trump’s new global tariff plan should not be seen as a starting point for negotiations. People familiar with the matter said that as the world tries to understand Trump’s huge new import taxes, the government’s internal instructions stated that advisers should describe tariffs as a response to a national emergency rather than the basis for potential new trade negotiations. Two people familiar with the matter said that in addition to the talking points, Trump himself also told advisers that tariffs are not intended to set up negotiations. (Jin Shi)