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The White House in a press briefing on Tuesday confirmed that President Donald Trump will be announcing the much talked about reciprocal tariffs and it will go into effect immediately while the auto tariffs will begin from April 3.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressing the press, stated that Trump is currently with his 'trade and tariff team', 'perfecting' the deal which she said is 'a perfect deal for the American people and the American workers'.
Trump has decided to call April 2 as 'Liberation Day' as he will officially impose reciprocal taxes on trade partners and the President has told the media that he plans to tariffs to 'all countries' in future.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the press briefing on April 1 where she confirmed about Trump's announcement on April 2 elaborated on the benefits of the reciprocal taxes on Americans.
Leavitt reportedly said, “My understanding is that the tariff announcement will come tomorrow. They will be effective immediately, and the president has been teasing this for quite some time."
She added, “The president will be announcing a tariff plan that will roll back the unfair trade practices that have been ripping off our country for decades.”
“It’s time for reciprocity and it’s time for a president to take historic change to do what’s right for the American people.”
Leavitt said, "He is with his trade and tariff team right now, perfecting it to make sure this is a perfect deal for the American people and the American workers, and you will all find out in about 24 hours from now."
"Of course, the president is always available to take a call, always available for a good negotiation, but he is very much concerned with righting the wrongs of the past and demonstrating that American workers get a fair deal," Leavitt added.
Leavitt has mentioned that Trump is willing to 'negotiate' with foreign governments and corporate leaders who seek lower rates.
She added that several countries have already contacted the administration seeking Trump's plan.
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Trump Calls April 2 'Liberation Day'
Donald Trump has announced that April 2 will be called 'Liberation Day' as he will impose reciprocal tariffs and the official announcement is scheduled for 4 pm (ET)T at the White House Rose Garden.
Not just reciprocal tariffs but Trump also vowed to impose other taxes including high tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, sector-specific tariffs on metals, and, more recently, on imported automobiles.
The auto tariffs will be apermanent one on imported cars from Thursday, he reportedly said.
Trump also informed the media that he plans to impose tariffs on 'all countries.
“You’d start with all countries, so let’s see what happens,” Trumpreportedly said.
Trump said,“I haven't heard a rumour about 15 countries, 10 or 15…Essentially all of the countries that we're talking about. We've been talking about all countries, not a cutoff."
Trump has also mentioned that his tariffs are 'generous' compared to the taxes imposed on US by other countries.
"The tariffs will be far more generous than those countries were to us, meaning they will be kinder than those countries were to the United States of America over the decades," Trump had said.
"They ripped us off like no country has ever been ripped off in history and we're going to be much nicer than they were to us. But it's substantial money for the country nevertheless."