Trump tariffs live updates: US won't drop China tariffs without something 'substantial'

Trump suggested in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Boeing should default on China following its decision to halt deliveries and return planes due to tariffs.

"This is just a small example of what China has done to the USA, for years," he wrote.

The president also continued to allege fentanyl is pouring into the United States from China, Mexico and Canada.

"[I]t better stop, NOW!" he posted.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

The administration is considering possible exceptions for some Chinese auto parts, sources told ABC News.

While no final decision has been made, the administration is examining streamlining overlap between auto Section 232 tariffs and the steel, aluminum, and fentanyl tariffs.

"No final decisions have been made by the White House on any potential changes to the auto tariffs," White House spokesperson Kush Desai said.

-ABC News' Marcy Bruce, Hannah Demissie and Katherine Faulders

A Chinese official on Thursday said that claims that Washington and Beijing are in active talks about tariffs were "all fake news."

Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that the two sides have not consulted or negotiated on tariffs at all, but signaled that Beijing would be open to talks on an equal and reciprocal footing.

-ABC News’ Karson Yiu

Trump suggested that he might increase tariffs on cars from Canada from the current 25% he has levied against them.

“They took a large percentage of the car industry and I want to bring it back to this country. I really don't want cars from Canada,” Trump said. “So when I put tariffs on Canada, they're paying 25%, but that could go up in terms of cars. When we put tariffs on, all we're doing is what we're saying ‘We don't want your cars.’”