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Donald Trump has signed executive orders implementing 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10 percent tariffs on goods from China, potentially setting up rapid price increases for American consumers.
The orders include retaliation clauses, which means the U.S. will increase tariffs if the countries respond with similar moves, Bloomberg reports.
Trump aims to use tariffs as leverage to encourage those countries to take more action against illegal immigration and the smuggling of chemicals used in fentanyl production. The president suggested he might mitigate the impact on oil imports with a reduced rate.
“Starting tomorrow, those tariffs will be in place,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Friday. “These are promises made and promises kept by the president.”
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office later Friday, Trump conceded that the tariffs could lead to short-term disruption, admitting that some costs are passed on to consumers. He also stated that he is not worried about how the market will react to this decision, and stated there is nothing the three countries can do to stop the tariffs from taking effect.
The president also mentioned that he intended to evaluate tariffs on the European Union, as well as sectoral levies on oil, gas, steel, aluminum, copper, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors.
President Donald Trump signed executive orders Saturday implementing tariffs on imports from China, Canada and Mexico.
The orders include retaliation clauses, which means the U.S. will increase tariffs if the countries respond with similar moves, Bloomberg reports.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned the move.
“It would be nice if Donald Trump could start focusing on getting the prices down instead of making them go up,” Schumer said in a statement.
“All tariffs are not created equal. Donald Trump is aiming his new tariffs at Mexico, Canada, and China but they will likely hit Americans in their wallets. I am concerned these new tariffs will further drive up costs for American consumers.”
Senator Lisa Murkowski ripped President Donald Trump’s comments blaming disability and diversity hires for the deadly American Airlines-helicopter crash.
The Alaska Republican’s attack come after Trump blamed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices for the crash near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people. Specifically, the president criticized the Federal Aviation Administration’s recruitment program for people with intellectual disabilities.
Murkowski told The Independent that she felt awful for the families and everyone involved.
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Pamela Anderson has recalled how she was allegedly once paid to attend Donald Trump’s birthday party as a Playmate.
The former Baywatch star first rose to prominence after being selected as the February 1990 Playboy Playmate of the month, and went on to feature regularly on the magazine’s cover.
Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, Anderson spoke about her critically acclaimed performance in Gia Coppola’s 2024 drama film The Last Showgirl and her days as a Playboy star.
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The White House has responded to Selena Gomez’s Instagram video where she tearfully reacted to recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the country.
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President Donald Trump said Saturday that a series of U.S. military strikes targeted a senior ISIS attack planner.
“The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Our Military has targeted this ISIS Attack Planner for years, but Biden and his cronies wouldn’t act quickly enough to get the job done. I did! The message to ISIS and all others who would attack Americans is that ‘WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU!’”
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Just under two weeks into the Trump administration, government agencies are making major edits to the content shared on their website to fit with the president’s policies.
Several pages were taken down from the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention related to health disparities among LGBT+ youth.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which manages the U.S. Forest Service, has removed pages related to climate change.
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The changes come amid an overhaul of most Biden-era policies
Newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has refused to rule out military action in Mexico, saying that “all options will be on the table” when dealing with foreign terrorist organizations.
Hegseth warned on Fox News that there would be a “shift” in military focus toward the securing of America’s borders and the protection of civilians.
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The newly confirmed Secretary of Defense told Fox News that there would be a ‘shift’ in military focus toward the securing of America’s borders
The clip features a portion of President Ronald Reagan’s radio address to the nation on November 26, 1988.
Yet today, protectionism is being used by some American politicians as a cheap form of nationalism, a fig leaf for those unwilling to maintain America’s military strength and who lack the resolve to stand up to real enemies — countries that would use violence against us or our allies. Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogs who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends — weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world — all while cynically waving the American flag. The expansion of the international economy is not a foreign invasion; it is an American triumph, one we worked hard to achieve, and something central to our vision of a peaceful and prosperous world of freedom.
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