President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE's escalating trade war with China and has been in the spotlight this week and economic officials are slated to appear on Sunday's talk show circuit.

On Friday, Trump announced on Twitter that a 10 percent tariff on $300 billion in Chinese goods expected to go into effect on Sept. 1 would be raised to 15 percent and that, starting Oct. 1, a 25 percent tariff on $250 billion in Chinese products will face a 30 percent tariff beginning Oct. 1.

The move followed Beijing's announcement it would impose $75 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods including cars and farm products.

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Declaring his tariff increases, Trump wrote, "China should not have put new Tariffs on 75 BILLION DOLLARS of United States product (politically motivated!)."

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow Larry KudlowMORE will be interviewed this weekend on both CBS's "Face the Nation" and CNN's "State of the Union," while Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin will appear on "Fox News Sunday" according to The Associated Press.

They'll likely be asked about trade in addition to other economic policy matters, such as warning signs of a possible recession on the horizon. President Trump and his aides have publicly dismissed the possibility that a recession is nearing.

Kudlow this week has already discussed a potential "tax cuts 2.0" package to create long-term economic improvement while Trump has sent mixed messages about potential tax cuts.

Several 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will also appear on the Sunday shows. Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersSirota reacts to report of harassment, doxing by Harris supporters Republicans not immune to the malady that hobbled Democrats The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Republicans lawmakers rebuke Trump on election MORE (I-Vt.) will appear on CNN and Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy Klobuchar3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing Social media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE will talk to both CBS and Fox. "Meet the Press" will feature a discussion with South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBillionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE, according to Politico.

Here's the full lineup, according to the AP and Politico: