Trump says reciprocal tariffs will target ‘all countries’
Al Jazeera
US president’s remarks dampen hopes that tariffs would target only certain countries.
United States President Donald Trump has said his soon-to-be-announced reciprocal tariffs will apply to “all countries”, pouring cold water on hopes that only economies with the biggest trade imbalances with the US would be targeted.
Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said that his long-anticipated tariff announcement on April 2 would “start” with all countries.
You’d start with all countries,” Trump told reporters. “Essentially, all of the countries that we’re talking about.”
Trump’s remarks come after his administration had played down the scope of the tariffs set to be unveiled on April 2, which the US president has dubbed “liberation day”.
White House economics adviser Kevin Hassett suggested earlier this month that the measures would be heavily focused on 10 to 15 countries that account for the bulk of the US trade deficit.
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