President Donald Trump said he will pause the full effect of tariffs imposed on "Liberation Day," but not China.

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Trump announces 90-day pause on tariffs for some countries, but not China

Apr 9

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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.

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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.

Tags: Beijing, China, Donald Trump, Economy, Europe, European Commission, European Union, One-China, People’s Republic of China, Tariff, Trade, U.S. Economy

[Karah Rucker]

PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCING A 90-DAY PAUSE ON THE FULL EFFECT OF HIS TARIFFS FOR SOME COUNTRIES WEDNESDAY, BUT NOT CHINA.

TRUMP SAYING VIA TRUTH SOCIAL THE PAUSE INCLUDES “LOWERED RECIPROCAL TARIFFS “EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY” FOR NATIONS WHO HAVE NOT RETALIATED AGAINST THE U-S “IN AN WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.”
THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCING HE’S EXCLUDING BEIJING BECAUSE OF WHAT HE DEEMS A “LACK OF RESPECT FOR WORLD MARKETS.”
INSTEAD, TRUMP SAYS HE’S RAISING TARIFFS AGAINST CHINA TO 125 PERCENT AND WROTE:

“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.”
TRUMP SAYS HE CAME TO THE DECISION TO PAUSE TARIFFS ON OTHER NATIONS DUE TO “MORE THAN 75 COUNTRIES” REACHING OUT TO THE U-S OVER CONCERNS ABOUT TARIFFS ANNOUNCED ON WHAT HE DUBBED “LIBERATION DAY.”

THE PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AS STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS JUST REPORTED, THE EUROPEAN UNION VOTED TO APPROVE RETALIATORY TARIFFS AGAINST THE U-S IN RESPONSE TO TRUMP’S TARIFFS ON EUROPEAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM.

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