Outfront next, breaking news. China ups the ante, sending Trump an ominous message tonight after the president threatens to slap Beijing with another 50% tariff on top of the ones already there, as we have new reporting this hour that Trump may be looking for an exit ramp, finally.

Plus, Apple and Free Fall, one of America's most powerful and iconic brands hit hardest by Trump's tariffs.

Long time Wall Street expert on Apple says get ready for iPhones that cost you three times as much as now.

And breaking news, the Supreme Court pausing tonight's deadline to return a Maryland manned accidentally

that White House says deported to El Salvador. We're live from El Salvador and his attorney is our

guest. Let's go out front. Good evening. I'm Erin Burnett on this Monday and outfront

tonight, the breaking news, China punching back, aiming an ominous tweet moments

ago at Trump. China responding to Trump's mind-boggling threat today here at yourself.

I said if that tariff isn't removed by tomorrow at 12 o'clock, we're putting a 50% tariff on

above the tariffs that we put on.

50% in a setting like that.

I mean, it sounds deeply unsurious.

It sounds made up.

It sounds petulant.

On what basis, another 50%.

And by the way, he says this is happening Wednesday.

So here's the situation.

If Trump says he's going to hit China with another 50% tariff on top of

the 34% that he just put on all goods from China, which comes on top of the 20% already in place,

that means U.S. tariffs on everything from China of 104%. So just going off the new tariffs in the

past week, just those, buying something that was $10 from China a week ago, if you went online at Amazon, it came from China, it was $10.50, I'm sorry, and $0.50 on Wednesday.

$10 a week ago, $18.50 on Wednesday. That's insane. And don't forget that Trump is promised till imposed 25%

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