Liberation Day: Trump unveils reciprocal tariffs, says US will no longer be ‘raped’ by trading partners

Liberation Day: Trump unveils reciprocal tariffs, says US will no longer be ‘raped’ by trading partners


President Donald Trump announced his “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, saying countries that tax U.S. imports will be slapped with at least 10% additional tariffs on their exports to the United States.

Trump declared the start of a new dawn to U.S. prosperity and the end of trade imbalances, which he said have hurt U.S. workers for too long.

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“It’s our declaration of economic independence,” Trump said during a midafternoon event in the Rose Garden with autoworkers, Cabinet members, and members of Congress.

Trump, who held a big chart of rates, revealed that countries, regardless of whether they are staunch allies or adversaries, would be slapped with at least a 10%

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