Trump stated that he will not suspend the tariff policy.

On April 8, U.S. President Trump said on the 7th that he would not suspend the so-called "reciprocal tariff" policy. Trump told the media after talks with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on the same day that he had no immediate considerations for suspending tariffs and that leaders of many economies were seeking to negotiate with him. In his opinion, there is no contradiction between the imposition of tariff policy and the conduct of negotiations. Mr. Trump also said he had rejected the European Union's offer to waive tariffs with the United States, which he said earlier in the day, "no, it's not enough" and that "they lied to us on trade." Netanyahu told the media after the talks that Israel will eliminate its trade deficit with the United States as soon as possible. According to U.S. government data, the bilateral trade volume between the United States and Israel in 2024 will be about $37 billion, and the trade surplus with the United States will be $7.4 billion.