Trump news at a glance: sweeping tariffs announced; Musk could be nearing end of role
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#6WC3T)
Trump announces reciprocal' tariffs on largest US trading partners; Elon Musk may leave government role at end of 130-day cap. Here's your roundup of key US politics stories from 2 April 2025
Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on some of its largest trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of US trade policy and threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he has dubbed liberation day".
Trump said he will impose a 10% universal tariff on all imported foreign goods in addition to reciprocal tariffs" on a few dozen countries, charging additional duties onto countries that Trump claims have cheated" America.
Continue reading...