Trump ‘Liberation Day’ dwell: President to unveil tariff plan from Rose Garden as world braces for its financial influence
Donald Trump is preparing to unveil a raft of new tariffs on Wednesday afternoon in what the president has repeatedly billed as “Liberation Day.”
Trump has promised to roll out reciprocal dollar-for-dollar tariffs on nations that levy duties on U.S. goods as part of an aggressive attempt to fulfill his administration’s America First agenda and correct years of what he deems “unfair” trade.
International markets wait tentatively as the president is expected to unveil his plans at 4 p.m. Wednesday at a “Make America Wealthy Again” event in the White House Rose Garden at the moment American markets close.
Plans remain under wraps with Trump’s team reportedly weighing options through Tuesday. However, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the president had already decided his course of action and that the tariffs would go into effect almost immediately. The only way to avoid the new levies, she said, is to move production to the U.S.
It follows the liberal candidate for a critical seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Susan Crawford, who defeated conservative Brad Schimel in a race seen as a referendum on Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk.
Trump national security adviser used personal email, White House says
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz received emails via his personal email account but has never used that account to send classified material, the White House said after The Washington Post reported Waltz and other National Security Council members used Gmail for government work.
The Post on Tuesday said Waltz and other NSC members used the Alphabet-owned commercial email service to conduct government business, a week after the Trump administration’s security practices came under bipartisan criticism following its use of the Signal messaging app to coordinate military action in Yemen.
One Waltz aide used Gmail to share information involving sensitive military positions and powerful weapon systems tied to an unspecified ongoing conflict, it reported, citing documents it reviewed and interviews with three U.S. officials.
Waltz had less sensitive but still exploitable information sent to his personal email, including his schedule and other work documents, the Post said.
Liberation Day: U.S. auto sector imports have soared since Covid-19 pandemic
Pentagon continuing mysterious buildup in the wake of Trump’s latest threats against Iran
The U.S. is amassing nuclear-capable stealth bombers on a tiny British territory in the middle of the Indian Ocean just days after President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran.
According to satellite images taken by Planet Labs and verified by the Associated Press on Wednesday, at least six B-2 Spirit bombers were spotted on the runway at Camp Thunder Bay in Diego Garcia, the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago.
The photographs surfaced just days after Trump told NBC News Sunday that Iran would see “bombing the likes of which they have never seen before” if Tehran did not reach an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.
James Liddell reports.
Team Trump circulates clip of Trump railing against free trade decades ago
Sen. Collins speaks out in support of Democrat resolution on Canada tariffs
Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine has spoke out in support of the Democrat-led resolution pushing to eliminate Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
“I will support this resolution, and I urge my colleagues to do so likewise,” she just said on the floor of the Senate.
Collins joins senators Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell as Republicans supporting the resolution, with a vote expected between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. tonight.
The Maine senator says Canada “is not complicit” in the fentanyl crisis cited as the reason for the tariffs and says: “We should continue working with our Canadian allies to secure the northern border, not unfairly penalize them.”
“If these tariffs go into effect, it will be so harmful,” she added, “And as price hikes always do, they will hurt those the most who can afford them the least.”
Spain’s stock of Rioja wine is overflowing and Trump’s tariffs could make that worse
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Spanish winemakers are grappling with bulging cellars of Rioja, exacerbated by the pandemic, while facing the prospect of crippling new tariffs on exports to the US.
This looming threat coincides with a global downturn in wine consumption, further complicating the outlook for Rioja producers.
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Fox News reporter bursts bubble and tells Fox & Friends what Wisconsin vote says about Musk
Fox News correspondent Mike Tobin delivered some tough news to Fox & Friends viewers on Thursday, letting them know that “first buddy” Elon Musk is considered an unpopular “rich outsider” in Wisconsin, and the state’s voters pushed back on his efforts to influence the Supreme Court election.
Tobin’s report comes the morning after Susan Crawford decisively defeated Musk-backed opponent Brad Schimel, retaining liberals’ 4-3 majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Justin Baragona reports.
‘Liberation Day’: The ‘Dirty 15’ countries braced for harder hit from Trump’s tariffs
Although not naming the countries, treasury secretary Scott Bessent said the group of nations traded heavily with the U.S. and had high tariffs on U.S. goods, plus held non-tariff barriers such as domestic-content production rules.
Coining the term “dirty 15”, Bessent was referring to 15 per cent of countries that account for the bulk of U.S. trading volume – a list of nations economists expect could be hit by Trump’s tariffs..
Alex Croft reports.
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Trump announces $100m deal with Doug Emhoff’s law firm
The law firm that Doug Emhoff, the husband of former vice president Kamala Harris, works at has agreed to provide at least $100 million in pro bono services to the Trump administration – the latest law firm to cut a deal with the administration to avoid repercussions.
Ariana Baio has the details.
Source: independent.co.uk
