Trump holds firm on tariffs as the White House looks for ways to calm nervous allies

The White House is looking for ways to ease the concerns of wary supporters of the president's tariffs plan.

The measures include talking up the potential to cut deals with key trading partners, pointing to tax cuts as a way to balance out the economic hit.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 had smaller dips Monday as administration officials talked up dealmaking and a misleading headline briefly led investors to believe Trump was pausing the measures.

A White House official stressed Monday that the president and the White House have no set period for how long they would endure the market strain.

But administration officials, including Trump , have spent the last few days touting how many countries are calling them up to cut deals to avert or lower the new tariffs.

The White House sought Monday to promote support of his policy, highlighting comments from groups like the United Auto Workers and the National Council of Text Organizations .

Seven Senate Republicans have signed on to a bill that would curtail Trump ’s tariff powers.

But House Republicans are starting to panic about the markets and want more guidance from the White House .

House Speaker Mike Johnson told members that he would talk to Trump and vowed to arrange for someone in the administration to brief the conference.