President Donald Trump canceled a scheduled press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday as the president’s tariff agenda drives significant economic uncertainty.
The Monday afternoon press conference, pegged to a working bilateral meeting between White House officials and their Israeli counterparts, comes just days after Trump announced “reciprocal” tariffs on most of the nation’s trading partners, including Israel, in a move that has roiled the global economy.
The White House declined to state a reason for why the press conference was canceled.
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Trump slapped a 17% reciprocal tariff on Israel even after the Jewish nation removed its remaining tariffs on imports from the U.S. It is set to go into effect, along with reciprocal tariffs on all U.S.-trading partners, on Wednesday.
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