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'Benzinga' News Service That Falsely Reported a Possible 90-Day Break in Tariffs Blames X | The comments falsely attributed to a Trump advisor were repeated by multiple outlets and caused the stock market to briefly jump up.


The comments falsely attributed to a Trump advisor were repeated by multiple outlets and caused the stock market to briefly jump up.

A company called Benzinga carried the headline “Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett Says Trump Is Considering A 90-Day Pause in Tariffs For All Countries Except China,” according to what appears to be a screenshot of the headline posted to Bluesky. Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more. Subscribe Free members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories.

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