Donald Trump Transportation News Updates

Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Keeps Heat on Amazon Over Postal Deal

President Donald Trump continued his campaign against Amazon.com on April 3, again claiming the company is costing tax payers billions of dollars through a special deal with the U.S. Postal Service.

April 3, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

'Absurd' US Tariffs Underscore European Union’s Frustration Over Trade Spat

The security reasons given by the White House for imposing tariffs on Europe make no sense, the prime minister of Denmark said as he questioned the underlying logic of U.S. trade policy.

April 3, 2018
Government, Business

Trump Pushing for Preliminary NAFTA Deal by Mid-April, Sources Say

The Trump administration is pushing for a preliminary NAFTA deal to announce at a summit in Peru next week, and will host cabinet ministers in Washington to try to achieve a breakthrough, according to three people familiar with the talks.

April 3, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Warns He'll Dump NAFTA if Mexico Doesn't Stop Drug Flows

President Donald Trump threatened to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement if Mexico doesn’t stop people and drugs from flowing into the United States from Central America.

April 2, 2018
Government, Business

Trump’s Tariffs Hurting American Factories as Prices Skyrocket

Here’s one way to assess President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum: America’s factories already aren’t feeling so great.

April 2, 2018
Business

China Urges More Trade Talks as Tariffs on US Goods Begin

China urged trade talks with the United States to prevent greater damage to relations while saying that previously announced retaliatory measures on American imports took effect April 2.

April 2, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Trump: The Washington Post Should Register as Lobbyist Over Amazon’s Postal ā€˜Scam’

President Donald Trump charged March 31 that The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, should register as a lobbyist, insinuating that it abetted his other company, Amazon, in pulling off a U.S. Postal Service ā€œscamā€ to deliver its packages at a loss.

April 2, 2018
Government, Business

Congress Unlikely to Consider Infrastructure Bill Before Midterms, Trump Says

It seems the wait is not over for Congress to take up President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority for 2018.

March 29, 2018
Government

Trump Emerging From Seclusion to Promote Infrastructure Plan

Attempting a policy reset, President Donald Trump will push for upgrades to the nation’s aging roads and bridges March 29 in his first public appearance since an adult-film actress claimed on national TV that they had sex months after his wife gave birth to his fifth child.

March 29, 2018
Government

Trump to Promote Infrastructure Agenda in Ohio on March 29

The potential economic benefits that would result from a robust infrastructure funding plan will be President Donald Trump’s focus when he addresses workers in Ohio on March 29, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters.

March 28, 2018