President Donald Trump demanded tariffs against China at a recent White House meeting, according to a new report, dismissing concerns from his “globalist” advisers.

“ “I want tariffs. And I want someone to bring me some tariffs.” ”

The meeting was held during John Kelly’s first week as chief of staff, according to a late Sunday report by Axios that was not disputed by the White House.

In it, Trump reportedly complained that “China is laughing at us” over the trade imbalance between the two countries.

“For the last six months, this same group of geniuses comes in here all the time and I tell them, ‘Tariffs. I want tariffs.’ And what do they do? They bring me IP. I can’t put a tariff on IP,” Trump reportedly said, referring to intellectual-property theft.

“I know there are some people in the room right now that are upset,” Trump reportedly said. “I know there are some globalists in the room right now. And they don’t want them, John, they don’t want the tariffs. But I’m telling you, I want tariffs.”

National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, who opposes tariffs, was reportedly at the meeting and “had his shoulders slumped and was clearly appalled by the situation,” Axios said. The meeting also included Steve Bannon, who was later ousted from his post as chief strategist. Bannon is a proponent of economic nationalism, and has railed against economic “globalists.”

In a tweet Sunday, Jorge Guajardo, Mexico’s former ambassador to China, cited the Axios report as evidence that Trump will carry out his threat to withdraw the U.S. from the North American Free Trade Agreement. “This is why I think he’ll pull out of NAFTA, 1) he can do it by himself, 2) he’s a convinced protectionist,” Guajardo said.

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