U.S. President Donald Trump's rollback of some of the steep tariffs he has imposed has done little to lower the average import duty rate from the elevated levels to which his wave of levies had driven them,

The S&P 500 slipped, as trade hostilities continued to heat up between Washington and Beijing. Stocks in Europe and Asia had soared earlier, after President Trump paused some tariffs.

White House officials clarified on Thursday that the 125 percent tariff the president announced on Wednesday was in addition to a 20 percent added to the country since President Trump returned to office.

While far from the only Republican defector from President Trump's tariff regimen, Elon Musk is among the most prominent. Here are a few others on Team Trump who have their doubts.

A pair of Donald Trump's top advisers are at odds. Elon Musk called Peter Navarro a "moron" and "dumber than a sack of bricks."

Elon Musk is splitting with Trump over tariff policies. The Supreme Court halted an order for Trump to rehire fired workers. The IRS will share confidential tax data with immigration officials. Trump is signing an executive order to help the dying coal industry.