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Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, DC, in March. Lutnick said Sunday that trade tariffs ‘are not up for negotiation.’ Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo April 13 (UPI) — A Trump administration official said Sunday that tariff exemptions on cell phones and other electronic devices are only temporary, adding to an already confusing situation around the United States’ economic policy. “Electronics are exempt from the reciprocal tariffs, but they’re included in the semiconductor tariffs, which are coming in probably another month or two,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on ABC…
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