Good morning from Florida as US stock market set to open soonpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 4 April
Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from Mar-a-Lago
Image source, Bernd Debusmann Jr/BBCGood morning from Palm Beach, Florida, where I’m currently sitting in a vehicle not far from Donald Trump’s famous Mar-a-Lago estate.
So far, we’ve only heard from Trump via a Truth Social post in which he said that his “policies will never change”.
There also isn’t much on his public schedule today, with his only plans being to attend a candlelight dinner organised by MAGA Inc, a political action committee.
An invitation reviewed by CBS, the BBC’s US partner, indicates that the price of admission is $1m (£768,695), although the fine print notes that the President is attending as a guest speaker, rather than to seek donations.
It’s always possible, however, that Trump suddenly decides he wishes to add an event or address the traveling press corps.
That’s what happened yesterday, when he surprised us all with a visit to the back of Air Force One to answer our questions for 20 minutes.
Many revolved around tariffs, which he repeatedly defended. At one point, he also said that he would be open to using tariffs as a negotiating tool with other countries if they had something “phenomenal” to offer.
Stay with us for more updates, as the US stock market is set to open at 09:30 in New York (14:30 BST).