News / US business leaders hit back on trade tariffs and tell Trump 'enough is enough'

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A vast array of major US businesses and associations have written to the president and major Trump appointees, under the banner of “Tariffs Hurt the Heartland”.  

The letter was sent to Robert Lighthizer, Steven Mnuchin, Wilbur Ross, agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue and Larry Kudlow of the National Economic Council, and warn that two million American jobs could be lost if the tariff war continues. 

Company signatories include the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Tacoma, Oakland and Seattle, as well as JCPenney, Macy’s, Ikea, ...