'all Countries' Face Tariffs Under Trump's New Trade Policy

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced that the tariffs he plans to impose in the coming days will affect all countries, not just those with the largest trade imbalances with the United States.

Trump's upcoming tariff announcement, expected on April 2, is part of his "Liberation Day" plan to introduce reciprocal levies in response to what his administration deems unfair trade practices.

He told reporters aboard Air Force One that the tariffs would apply to all nations, not a select few.

Essentially all of the countries that were talking about. Weve been talking about all countries, not a cutoff, Trump said, dismissing any rumours about targeting only a limited number of nations.

The president's tariff initiative had been expected to focus on countries with persistent trade imbalances with the US, dubbed the Dirty 15, but now it appears all trade partners will be impacted.