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USA TODAY |
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the new tariffs would take effect immediately, the Associated Press reported.
The Washington Post |
President Donald Trump is set to announce a barrage of self-described “reciprocal” tariffs on friend and foe alike.
USA Today |
"President Trump is using tariffs as leverage - to force our trading partners to the table and put America’s farmers first," Reynolds said in the statement.
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President Donald Trump has declared Wednesday "Liberation Day," when he is expected to roll out a tariff plan that will emphasize his "America First" mission.
Trump has repeatedly called April 2 "Liberation Day." He is expected to enact reciprocal tariffs on major trading partners, especially those that contribute the most to the $1.2 trillion U.S. trade deficit.
As the trade wars launched by U.S. President Donald Trump continue to escalate, all eyes are on Wednesday. Trump has repeatedly called April 2 “Liberation Day,” with promises to roll out a set of tariffs,
Countries will struggle to figure out how Trump’s officials calculated each specific rate, which he said was based on a mix of tariffs, subsidies and currency manipulation. A few, such as Brazil and the UK,
Donald Trump celebrated America’s so-called Liberation Day by announcing a slew of tariffs on dozens of countries. His plan, if fully implemented, will return the United States to the highest tariff duty as a share of the economy since the late 1800s,