He said debt cancellation is a 'rough game' and may harm the sanctity of the US currency. President Donald Trump Thursday hinted at imposing tariff on China, but ruled out considering cancelling US debt obligations to the country as a punishment for the coronavirus.
He said debt cancellation is a "rough game" and may harm the sanctity of the US currency. "We can do it with tariffs. We can do it other ways even beyond that without having to play that game (cancel US debt obligations).
That's a rough game," Trump told reporters in the East Room of the White House when asked if he would consider having the US not pay its debt obligations to China as a punishment for the virus.