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Now he goes back to Washington to handle multiple ongoing challenges.
The government shutdown has entered its 14th day with no resolution in sight.
Trump is also ratcheting up his trade war with China.
On Friday, he announced massive new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods.
That's in addition to steep tariffs he has already imposed.
The trade war has raised prices and hurt U.S.
Trump wrote that new 100% tariffs will be imposed on Chinese goods starting on November 1st.
That's in addition to the 30% tariffs Trump has already imposed on Chinese goods this year.
The president had threatened the higher tariffs earlier in the day in another post railing against China's new export controls on rare earth minerals.
Those are used in many high-tech goods, including smartphones and defense systems.
China processes the overwhelming majority of the world's rare earths.
Trump had been set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Asia later this month.
However, Trump also wrote Friday that, quote, now there seems to be no reason to do so.
Trump made the announcement in a social media post, saying the tariff would apply to medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
Those types of trucks are larger than standard passenger pickups and include vehicles like delivery trucks and semis.
The White House in April started investigating tariffing these trucks under a law that allows the president to tariff goods for national security purposes.
The Trump administration has imposed several of these tariffs on goods including steel and aluminum, cars and car parts, some copper goods, and lumber.