Trump aide Schlapp: Mexico not offering enough to avert tariffs

Trump aide Schlapp pour cold water on US/Mexico talks

She adds:

• we are moving toward path of Mexico tariffs

Mercedes Schlapp is the White House Director of Strategic Communications. She made the remarks to Fox News.

Also being reported is that negotiations with US and Mexico will continue in the afternoon without high officials.

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House Ways and Means Committee chair Neal would introduce a resolution of disapproval if Pres. Trump declares tariffs as a national emergency.

There has been a dip in the US stocks on the news with the S&P up 1.35 points now at 2827.80. The index peaked at 2835.61.

The Nasdaq is down -8 points at 7567.60. It's high reached 7593.11