[Helicondelta]

Exactly. He told the New York Times?

When?

Where is the quote?

He already denied this multiple times.

Trump will use tariffs as leverage to get the Chinese and Mexicans to lower their barriers. He repeats this every day.

Do not believe everything you read in the New York Times.

[saywhatagain]

Helicondelta

Found the quote. Printed Jan 7. If Mr. Trump has said otherwise or if NYT are not quoting correctly, please help us find that. I agree NYT can easily be full of BS. But here it is.

Donald J. Trump said he would favor a 45 percent tariff on Chinese exports to the United States, proposing the idea during a wide-ranging meeting with members of the editorial board of The New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/07/donald-trump-says-he-favors-big-tariffs-on-chinese-exports/

[norwaypinesavage]

Donald J. Trump, Jan 5, 2015: Mr. Trump added that he’s "a free trader," but that "it’s got to be reasonably fair. I would do a tax. and the tax, let me tell you what the tax should be … the tax should be 45 percent," Mr. Trump said.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/07/donald-trump-says-he-favors-big-tariffs-on-chinese-exports/?_r=1