Tariffs - Page 17

WASHINGTON–White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Wednesday, when President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariffs, will be looked on as “one of the most important days” in the nation’s modern history.

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) said Tuesday on CNN’s “News Central” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs “could have catastrophic economic consequences for our country.”

From obscure licensing delays in Vietnam to sky-high dairy tariffs in Canada, the list highlights what officials describe as a global trading system in need of rebalancing.

Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, April 1.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has been speaking on the Senate floor for more than 13 hours, and has stated he will speak for as long as he is “physically able” to do so to protest what President Donald Trump was doing.

Canadian signer Michael Bublé delivered a patriotic monologue on Sunday in which he declared his country is “not for sale” and “the greatest nation on earth,” an apparent response to President Donald Trump repeatedly suggesting that America could annex Canada.

On Monday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) stated that tariffs should be used as a way to achieve trade balance and shouldn’t be viewed as a means of raising revenue, “because, hopefully, these countries will act well

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that under President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff plan, other countries “will have the opportunity to lower their tariffs” and lower non-tariff barriers, as well as ending

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is introducing legislation that would fulfill President Donald Trump’s promise to allow people to write off interest on vehicles that are manufactured in the United States.

So, when critics say tariffs are just crony capitalism for incumbent firms, point them to the stock market. It’s not cheering. It’s panicking. Because this time, the rules really are changing.

Canada slapped 25 percent tariffs on about 1,800 American products in March, and will implement 4,400 more on April 2, the day President Donald Trump plans to announce higher tariffs against every country that taxes U.S. imports.

President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, or “Liberation Day,” in his administration’s first Rose Garden event of his second term.

Media attacks on the Trump administration due to the Atlantic’s leak of Signal messages do “not seem tied to evaluations of Mr. Trump overall,” according to a CBS News poll that found the president’s approval rating to be 50 percent.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was “very angry, pissed off” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, NBC reported, marking a sharp change of tone as Washington seeks to end the war in Ukraine.

Britain’s government is hoping to reach a last-minute post-Brexit trade agreement with Washington to avoid — or at least mitigate — more tariffs set to be announced on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump.

We’re seeing is a bizarre and persistent gap between what Americans are doing — spending more, earning more, feeling good about the country’s direction — and what consumer sentiment surveys claim they are feeling.

President Donald Trump announced he had “an extremely productive call” with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who assumed the position this month with no mandate after radical leftist predecessor Justin Trudeau resigned, announced in an angry speech on Thursday that, under his watch, the traditionally friendly American-Canadian relationship was “over.”

As long as our trading partners continue to use Value-Added Taxes (VATs) to their advantage, the United States must be willing to respond in kind with tariffs.

The notion that tariffs cause inflation has become a super-virus infecting the minds of President Trump’s critics, seemingly immune to the usual antibiotics of economic evidence and logic.

“What we’re going to be doing is a 25 percent tariff on all cars not made in the U.S.,” Trump said during remarks from the Oval Office.

President Donald Trump holds a press conference to discuss his latest round of tariffs on Wednesday, March 26.

Orders for durable goods rose far above expectations in February, climbing 0.9 percent to $289.3 billion, according to the Commerce Department’s report released Wednesday. Economists had forecast a 1.0 percent decline, but instead, businesses continued to invest heavily in big-ticket

China on Tuesday condemned President Donald Trump’s imposition of secondary tariffs on countries purchasing Venezuelan oil and called for the U.S. to cease its “interference” in the South American nation.

Indian government sources told Reuters on Tuesday that New Delhi is considering $23 billion in tariff reductions on U.S. imports to stave off President Donald Trump’s threatened reciprocal tariffs, which will affect at least $66 billion in Indian exports if they take effect on April 2.

During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Greg Kelly Reports,” President Donald Trump stated that his tariffs will “probably be more lenient than reciprocal, because if I was reciprocal, that would be very tough on people.” Trump

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien is calling on President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Mexican beer brewers.

Former Target Corporation executive and Toys”R” Us CEO Gerald Storch said Tuesday on Fox Business Network’s “Varney and Company” that concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariffs have been “grossly exaggerated.”

Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro on Monday evening issued comments condemning President Donald Trump’s imposition of secondary tariffs on countries purchasing Venezuelan oil.

The Expectations Index — a gauge of how consumers view future income, business, and labor market conditions — plummeted to 65.2, the lowest level in 12 years.

As a result of President Donald Trump’s actions on tariffs, the United States has seen a massive increase in investments from foreign countries and several companies, which will create more than 200,000 jobs in the U.S.

President Donald Trump on Monday announced a “Secondary Tariff” on Venezuela, declaring that any country that purchases oil or gas from them will be forced to pay an additional 25 percent on any trade they do with the U.S.

President Donald Trump estimated that his administration has already identified “maybe $4 trillion worth of companies moving back or going to move back” to the United States thanks to his tariff policies.

President Donald Trump has announced secondary tariffs on foreign countries that purchase oil and gas from Venezuela. The tariffs are in response to Venezuela “purposefully and deceitfully” sending illegal alien gang members, including those with Tren de Aragua, to the United States via the southern border, Trump said. 

Unelected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney launched his campaign to keep his position on Sunday after calling for a general election on April 28, centering his campaign on the alleged kinship between President Donald Trump and his main rival, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.

Canada’s recently installed Prime Minister Mark Carney called on Sunday for a snap election to be held at the end of next month as he seeks to gain an election mandate to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump in the trade war.