Ross Says U.S. Is in Trade War, in Rhetorical Split With Trump

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Trade wars "are fought every single day," and the U.S. has been engaged in one "for quite a little while," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in comments that diverge from President Donald Trump.

"The difference is the U.S. troops are now coming to the rampart," Ross told reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos.