Trump: Tariffs will return after 90 days if US doesn’t get deals ‘that we like’

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President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday that he plans to reimplement the original “Liberation Day” tariff rates he placed on U.S. trading partners if deals are not reached at the conclusion of the 90-day pause he put in place Wednesday.

The president spoke to reporters for over an hour during his Thursday Cabinet meeting, where he and his top aides faced a number of questions on his trade policy that has rattled markets and upended U.S. foreign policy.

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