- President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the full effect of his tariffs for some countries. He noted China would not be getting the same treatment.
- The president said the move was prompted by several calls from nations concerned over his tariffs imposed on what he called “Liberation Day.”
- Trump said the 90-day pause also includes lowered reciprocal tariffs “effective immediately” for countries who have not retaliated against the U.S. in “any way, shape, or form.”
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President Donald Trump announced via social media on Wednesday, April 9, he is implementing a 90-day pause on the full effect of his tariffs announced on “Liberation Day” for some countries, but not China.
Why not China?
Trump wrote on Truth Social, he is raising tariffs imposed against China to 125%, “effective immediately,” citing the “lack of respect that China has shown to the World Markets.”
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The president added, “At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable.”
Who will see a pause?
Trump attributed the move to pause the full effect of tariffs to “more than 75 countries” reaching out to the United States “to negotiate a solution” to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration this month.
Trump said he has “authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantial lowered Reciprocal Tariffs during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately.”
The president said the pause applies to nations who have not “retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States,” but who that all includes is not entirely clear at this point.
What other notable developments have happened?
The move came after the European Union voted to approve retaliatory tariffs against the United States in response to Trump’s tariffs on European steel and aluminum, which Straight Arrow News reported on Wednesday.
