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Trump, retaliate and tariffs

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"Do not retaliate."
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“Tariffs are a terrible mistake,” Paul said in a floor speech Wednesday. “They don’t work. They will lead to higher prices. They are a tax, and they have historically been bad for our economy.”

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Treasury Secretary Bessent tells countries not to retaliate after sweeping 'Liberation Day' tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unpacks the Trump administration's sweeping retaliatory tariffs on "Special Report."
Trump Treasury Secretary Issues Stark 'Advice' To Countries Targeted By Tariffs
Scott Bessent last month admitted “there are no guarantees” the U.S. won't plunge into a recession under Donald Trump.
‘Don’t retaliate!’ Trump’s treasury secretary begs other countries not to hit back at tariffs
Don’t retaliate!’ Trump’s treasury secretary begs other countries not to hit back at tariffs - Scott Bessent insisted that the initial market reaction to the tariffs would be a temporary rut on the wa
Senate Stammers Toward Reining In Trump’s Tariffs
President Donald Trump’s announcement of tariffs on countries across the globe Wednesday shocked the stock market and roiled Republican senators on Capitol Hill. The duties on imports from practically every nation were a departure from decades of conservative economic orthodoxy,
Local political consultant reacts to Trump's tariffs on imports
News spoke with a local political consultant tonight about what this means for your wallet, as these tariffs start to go into effect in the next couple of days.
President Trump announces new tariffs for nearly all U.S. trading partners
President Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping new tariffs for nearly all U.S. trading partners. Erica Brown reports.

Trump, Republicans and tariffs

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President Donald Trump’s announcement of steep new tariffs on foreign allies and rivals alike triggered a stock market sell-off Thursday, upping the pressure on some Republican lawmakers caught betwe...
U.S. News & World Report |
President Donald Trump's expansive new tariff regime flips on its head a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers and is likely, economists say, to raise prices for Americans by thousands of...
U.S. News & World Report |
Economists have voiced deep skepticism about both possibilities.

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Congress has the power to halt Trump's tariffs. But Republicans aren't ready to use it
As stock markets tumble in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, Republicans in Congress were watching with unease and talking of clawing back their power to levy tariffs — but almost none seemed ready to turn their words into action.
Fear of fallout from Trump tariff plan puts some Republicans in tough spot
Steep new tariffs triggered a stock market sell-off Thursday, upping pressure on Republican lawmakers, some of whom are worried about the political fallout.
Shares bruised, dollar crumbles as Trump tariffs stir recession fears
Stocks limped to the end of the week on Friday, the dollar was set for its worst week in a month while gold flirted with a record peak as investors feared U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs would tip the global economy into a recession.
Trump’s Tariff Push Is a Race Against Time, and Potential Voter Backlash
President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariff regime reverses a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers, will likely raise prices for U.S. consumers, and threatens to sharply slow the econom
US Senate Republican pushes for congressional approval of president's tariffs
Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley introduced a bill on Thursday that would require congressional approval for new tariffs, the day after President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new taxes on a vast array of imported goods.
What to know about President Donald Trump’s vast new tariffs
After weeks of anticipation and speculation, President Donald Trump followed through on his tariff threats by declaring on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher
US Senate Republican Pushes to Require Congressional Approval for New Tariffs
Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley introduced a bill on Thursday that would require congressional approval for new tariffs, the day after President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new taxes on a vast array of imported goods.
Fear that Trump tariffs will spark recession slashes billions of dollars from US stock values
U.S. companies had billions of dollars in value wiped out after President Donald Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on foreign imports.
Stocks in major decline as Trump’s tariffs spark global trade war
Former President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs as he continues to move ahead with his domestic and foreign policy agenda. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

Trump, National Security Council

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Mass layoffs began on Tuesday at the Department of Health and Human Services, where up to 10,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs.
Yahoo |
President Donald Trump has moved to fire several senior White House National Security Council officials taking action soon after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she d...

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Trump admin live updates: National Security Agency chief and deputy director fired
"The Trump Tariff Tax is the largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history. These Tariffs are nearly 10x the size of those imposed during the Trump-Pence Administration and will cost American families over $3,500 per year," Pence said on Wednesday night without citing any specific source.
Several Trump senior National Security Council officials fired
The firings of the NSC officials comes after President Trump met with far-right activist Laura Loomer. Several Trump White House national security officials fired, sources say All but one of the 20 Concordes are accounted for.
Trump ousts members of National Security Council staff
The NSC shake-up followed a White House visit by Laura Loomer, a far-right activist who urged Trump to purge staff with hawkish foreign policy views.
Trump fires several national security officials over loyalty concerns
The move comes soon after far-right activist Laura Loomer urged Trump to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his MAGA agenda.
White House national security officials fired, sources say, in Trump's first purge
The news of the firings comes a day after an Oval Office meeting between Trump and right-wing conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who privately called on the president to fire some NSC staffers.
Trump Reportedly Fires Several Staffers From National Security Council
President Donald Trump has fired several staffers from his National Security Council, according to multiple reports. Activist Laura Loomer visited the Oval Office on Wednesday and presented Trump with research she had on staffers,

Donald Trump, Tariff and Economists

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The Financial Times |
High tariffs raise the costs of production for US companies, hurting competitiveness.
CNN |
Trump announced 10% tariffs on all imports into the United States, and even higher tariffs on goods from about 60 countries or trading blocs that have a high trade deficit with the US.
BBC |
Tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday have left Northern Ireland businesses facing "unwelcome" uncertainty.

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Economists Say Trump’s Tariffs Boost Uncertainty, Recession Odds
President Donald Trump’s big tariff rollout was supposed to reduce uncertainty for businesses. Economists say it did the exact opposite, while also raising recession risk.
Trump’s tariffs are an economic emergency for Americans
Trump’s tariffs are an economic emergency. If implemented, the US’s average tariff rate would be higher than under Smoot-Hawley. They would constitute the largest tax increase since the 1968 levies to fund the Vietnam war.
President Trump’s mindless tariffs will cause economic havoc
Speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, the president announced new “reciprocal” tariffs on almost all America’s trading partners. There will be levies of 34% on China, 27% on India, 24% on Japan and 20% on the European Union.
Key takeaways from Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
President Trump just unveiled sweeping tariffs that will reverberate through the US economy, sending inflation higher and weakening economic growth.
Trump announces sweeping ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States, threatening to upend much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader trade wars.
The Latest: Trump announces new ‘reciprocal’ tariffs in financial and political gamble
President Donald Trump has announced plans for sweeping tariffs. He said Wednesday, “Our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” by other nations. The aggressive rhetoric came as Trump sh
Trump tariffs 'a race to the bottom', says first minister
Tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump are a "race to the bottom", Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said. Northern Ireland goods entering the US will face a 10% tariff from Thursday,
Trump just massively escalated his trade war. Here’s what he announced
President Donald Trump is stepping up his massive global trade war, a move that’s certain to weigh on Americans’ wallets and could push the US economy into a painful recession.
Trump is set to announce new tariffs as he takes a political and financial gamble
After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump is set on Wednesday to announce a barrage of what he calls reciprocal tariffs on friend and foe alike.
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Trump's Treasury secretary 'looking for an exit door' after two months on the job: MSNBC
In the wake ofDonald Trump's highly controversial decision to put in place a wall of international tariffs that has roiled the business world, the president's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly looking to move on from his current job after slightly more than two months after being sworn in.
Treasury Secretary Bessent blames Trump tariff sell-off in markets on deflating AI bubble: ‘That’s a Mag 7 problem, not a MAGA problem’
U.S. equity markets lost roughly $1.5 trillion after President Trump announced sweeping punitive import duties, but the administration is more interested in bringing down borrowing costs to stave off a potential sovereign debt doom loop.
Trump Shares Video Saying He's Crashing Market "On Purpose"
President Trump shared this TikTok video making wild claims about his economic policy Trump is crashing the stock market by 20% this month, but he's doing it on purpose. This is why Warren Buffet just said Trump is making the best economic moves he's seen in over 50 years.
Treasury Secretary urges other countries to ‘take a deep breath’ and not retaliate
In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged other countries not to issue retaliatory tariffs against the US following Trump’s tariff announcement.
Trump is a drunk driver taking the economy off the cliff into a needless recession—as we warned
With Trump enacting tariffs in the most uncertainty-inducing way possible, businesses are paralyzed—with devastating repercussions.
Bloomberg Talks: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
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Tariffs to cause 'short-term bumps,' Trump economic adviser tells Fox Business
U.S. Council of Economic Advisers Chair Stephen Miran told Fox Business on Wednesday that there will be short-term bumps caused by tariffs announced by Washington, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged other countries not to retaliate.
Trump gives GOP senators his support as they charge ahead on tax package and spending cuts
Republican senators unveiled a budget proposal that’s central to President Donald Trump’s agenda of tax breaks, spending cuts and border security.
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