“For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, and plundered by nations near and far.”
- US President Donald Trump, April 2, 2025
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COMMENT | True to his election promises, Donald Trump has unleashed his tariff bazooka on the world to make America great again.
Using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a rarely used presidential provision, the US president imposed what the official announcement declares as a “National Emergency to Increase our Competitive Edge, Protect our Sovereignty, and Strengthen our National and Economic Security” on April 2.
Breakdown of the tariff bazooka targets
The reciprocal tariffs unleashed...