News Exercise #231

1. In the opening statement, what effect did the anchor say Trump’s trade war is having?
2. How did the reporter in Washington DC describe the current market actions?
3. At the White House press conference, how did the press secretary respond to the question of whether a trade was is easy to win?
4. If this is not in fact real policy, what could it be, as described by the anchor at the end?

Answers:
1. In the opening statement, what effect did the anchor say Trump’s trade war is having?
It is wreaking havoc on the stock market.
2. How did the reporter in Washington DC describe the current market actions?
She said that the markets had been hanging on Trump’s every tweet, meaning that whatever Trump says on Twitter will dictate their actions.
3. At the White House press conference, how did the press secretary respond to the question of whether a trade was is easy to win?
She said that Trump believes that if he is in charge of the trade war negotiation, then it is absolutely easy to win.
4. If this is not in fact real policy, what could it be, as described by the anchor at the end?
He said that they were asking the question whether it was bluster or real policy.