President Trump is defending his timetable for imposing global tariffs. After announcing sweeping tariffs in early April, the president issued a 90-pause. That extension expires this week and now the tariffs will take effect next month. He also told a Cabinet meeting of plans to place a 50 percent tariff on copper and steep taxes on […]
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Trump defends timetable for his global tariffs
President Trump is defending his timetable for imposing global tariffs. After announcing sweeping tariffs in early April, the president issued a 90-pause. That extension expires this week and now the tariffs will take effect next month. He also told a Cabinet meeting of plans to place a 50 percent tariff on copper and steep taxes on pharmaceutical drugs — as high as 200 percent.