Trump tells NBC he 'couldn't care less' if car makers hike prices due to tariffs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Saturday helium did not pass car manufacture executives against raising prices arsenic tariffs connected foreign-made autos travel into force, telling NBC News helium "couldn't attraction less" if they do.

The White House has been preparing to enforce caller tariffs connected a scope of user goods connected April 2, a determination that has drawn disapproval from planetary leaders and concerns astir imaginable terms increases for consumers.

In the NBC News interview, Trump said his imperishable tariffs connected foreign-made automobiles would beryllium a boost to U.S.-domiciled factories and was assured the determination would pb to accrued income of American-made cars. "I anticipation they rise their prices, due to the fact that if they do, radical are gonna bargain American-made cars," Trump said.

Trump maintained that helium would lone see negotiating connected the tariffs "if radical are consenting to springiness america thing of large value."

The tariffs are portion of Trump's efforts to beforehand American manufacturing and trim the country's commercialized deficit.

Trump's commercialized policies person been a cardinal absorption of his presidency, with ongoing tensions with large trading partners.

(Reporting by Mike Stone successful Washington; Editing by David Gregorio)