President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to place tariffs on any country that currently places duties on U.S. goods and does not receive equal treatment from the United States.
Trump signed a memorandum ordering an investigation and report into the state of international trade with the United States. One of the chief goals of the report is to identify countries that currently place economic boundaries to goods from the United States, but do not suffer the same hurdles in getting access to U.S. markets.
“On Trade, I have decided, for purposes of Fairness, that I will charge a RECIPROCAL Tariff meaning, whatever Countries charge the United States of America, we will charge them – No more, no less!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“For many years, the U.S. has been treated unfairly by other Countries, both friend and foe. This System will immediately bring Fairness and Prosperity…
