Sen. Steve Daines: Trump is right to be tough on China, but we need results

Sen. Steve Daines of Montana said Wednesday he applauds President Trump’s tough stance on trade with China, since he saw firsthand how difficult it is to do business there.

But his patience is finite, he warned Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin.

Mr. Daines, a Republican, said farmers and retailers back home are fretting over tit-for-tat tariffs with the Asian superpower.

“I will tell you we need results. We need them soon,” Mr. Daines told Mr. Mnuchin, who testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance Services and General Government.

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