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Liz Cheney Calls Trump’s Statement Bashing Colin Powell A Day After His Death ‘Pathetic Garbage’

Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming called former President Donald Trump’s statement about Colin Powell a day after he passed away “pathetic garbage.” Powell, a retired chairman of the joint chiefs and former secretary of state, died Monday of coronavirus complications at 84. On Tuesday, Trump wrote a statement about Powell, criticizing his “big mistakes on Iraq” and favorable media coverage after news of his death broke. “He was a classic RINO, if even that, always being the first to attack other Republicans,” Trump added. “He made plenty of mistakes, but anyway, may he rest in peace!” Cheney is one of

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Trade Chief Katherine Tai Says US Will ‘Build On’ Trump’s Tariffs To Fight China

Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the U.S. will “build on” existing tariffs targeting billions of dollars in Chinese imports issued during the Trump administration as President Joe Biden seeks to define his relationship with China, Politico reported. Tai told Politico the Section 301 tariffs former President Donald Trump issued have “had the effect of getting a lot of people’s attention,” including U.S. companies, their workers, trading partners and China itself. “In that sense, I would say that the 301 tariffs are a tool for creating the kind of effective policies, and [are] something for us to build on and to

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