Wednesday was the “Day of Liberation” that President Donald Trump has been promising, the day he announced reciprocal tariffs on our trading partners around the world in what he says will even the economic playing field.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on both CNN and Fox News after the Rose Garden ceremony and urged patience—and restraint. On Fox, he spoke with Special Report’s Bret Baier and doled out three words of advice:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered a three-word reply on Wednesday to countries looking to respond to the United States’ broad tariffs: “Do not retaliate.”
President Donald Trump announced on his self-proclaimed “Liberation Day” a 10% baseline tariff across the board and retaliatory tariffs on some of the country’s closest allies, who he says are taking advantage of the U.S.
Among some of the notable tariffs…
