According to the Washington Post, three people familiar with the matter revealed that White House officials circulated internal talking points and told agents that Trump's new global tariff plan should not be seen as the starting point for negotiations. As the world tries to understand Trump's huge new import taxes, internal administration instructions say advisers should portray the tariffs as a response to a national emergency rather than a basis for potential new trade negotiations, people familiar with the matter said. In addition to talking points, Trump himself told advisers that the tariffs were not meant to establish negotiations, two people familiar with the matter said.