‘If we didn’t have tariffs, the situation would be in serious trouble,’ the president said.

President Donald Trump looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 10, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
President Donald Trump said on Nov. 17 that a country attempted to renegotiate a trade agreement with the United States.
“I wasn’t happy about it,” Trump told reporters at an Oval Office event.


