Liberation Day: Trump unveils reciprocal tariffs, says US will no longer be ‘raped’ by trading partners

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President Donald Trump announced his “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, saying countries that tax U.S. imports will be slapped with at least 10% additional tariffs on their exports to the United States.

At a White House ceremony, Trump claimed the tariffs were the start of a new dawn to U.S. prosperity and the end of trade imbalances, which he said have hurt U.S. workers for too long.

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