At an Oval Office event at the White House, he said that several steps taken by his government to protect American businesses and manufacturers were being appreciated by the people and the stock market.
On the recommendation of the independent, bipartisan US International Trade Commission (ITC), Trump yesterday gave nod to impose safeguard tariffs on imported residential washing machines and all solar products.
"We are in the process of negotiating with other countries...all of which have treated us very unfairly. We had very poor representation for many years and it has hurt our workers, it has hurt our factories, it has hurt our companies, and that is stopping," Trump said.
"But I think regulation is on par with that. So a lot of people are watching us," he said.
The US yesterday slapped high tariffs on import of solar cells and washing machines to protect the American market badly hit by products from countries like China and South Korea, who reacted angrily.
Trump said that his administration was committed to defend American companies, as they have been very badly hurt from harmful import surges that threaten the livelihood of their workers, of jobs, actually, all over this country -- many different industries.
"We support a resolution that is in the interest of American workers and, also, the American consumer. We are going to benefit our consumers, and we are going to create a lot of jobs," he said, adding that his action helps to create jobs in America for Americans.
It will provide a strong incentive for LG and Samsung to follow through on their recent promises to build major manufacturing plants for washing machines right here in the United States, he added.
Trump will today head to Davos to attend the World Economic Forum meeting.
"I'm going to Davos. We will be talking about investing in the US again, for people to come in and spend their money in the good old USA," Trump said.
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