INSIDE WEST WING: There was a very passionate discussion in Oval today with Mulvaney, Lighthizer, others about China.

Mnuchin wanted to give Beijing a heads-up about fresh tariffs threat.

Trump overruled him, and tweeted with everyone still in Oval. https://t.co/wpsWIl02fu pic.twitter.com/m4ASF4IXhW

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 1, 2019