The Latest: Trump defends ordering companies to leave China
(World News USA)

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, the world`s two largest economies (all times local): 12:35 a.m. President Donald Trump is pushing back against those questioning whether he has the authority to order American companies to cut trade ties with China. Trump on Friday morning tweeted that he `hereby ordered` U.S. companies to seek alternatives to doing business in China. The White House did not cite what authority the president could use to force private businesses to change their practices. But at midnight, as he was flying to France, the president tweeted again, saying that those who `don`t have a clue` about presidential powers should look...