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President Donald Trump will be announcing sweeping tariffs on imported goods during a “Make America Wealthy Again” event to be held at the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday afternoon, at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Trump has been calling the day of the announcement “Liberation Day,” as the tariffs are being implemented as an effort to ramp up manufacturing in the United States, and crack down on countries guilty of unfair trade practices.
“April 2, 2025, will go down as one of the most important days in modern American history,” declared White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday. The tariffs will reportedly take effect “immediately.”
“For the first time in decades, the United States will see fair trade as President Donald J. Trump announces tariffs to level the playing field for American workers and businesses,” the White House announced in a press release Wednesday.
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has suggested the new tariffs would raise $600 billion annually, which would be the largest tax increase since World War II, the Associated Press reported.
Meanwhile, the Department of Commerce announced Wednesday that a 25% tariff will be imposed on all imported canned beer and empty aluminum cans starting Friday, April 4.
“IT’S LIBERATION DAY IN AMERICA!” President Trump announced early Wednesday morning.
Ahead of Trump’s Rose Garden address, the White House released the following video:
“Our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. We’re going to reclaim our wealth. This is the beginning of Liberation Day in America.” –President Trump pic.twitter.com/JB8P51mhSb
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 2, 2025
Another video released by the White House earlier on Wednesday features multiple announcements about the many companies investing in America since his inauguration.
HAPPY LIBERATION DAY, AMERICA! 🇺🇸💰
President Donald J. Trump has secured nearly $5,000,000,000,000 in investment and trade commitments from across the globe. pic.twitter.com/JA9Om3ypMq
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 2, 2025
On Tuesday, Leavitt shared details on some of the sky-high tariffs other countries have imposed on imports from the United States, including:
🥛 50% tariff from the EU on American dairy
📈 700% tariff from Japan on American rice
🌽 100% tariff from India on American ag products
🧈 300% tariff from Canada on American butter & cheese
.@PressSec on unfair trade practices on the U.S.:
🥛 50% tariff from the EU on American dairy
📈 700% tariff from Japan on American rice
🌽 100% tariff from India on American ag products
🧈 300% tariff from Canada on American butter & cheeseT-1 DAY UNTIL LIBERATION DAY! pic.twitter.com/EzYqL42efJ
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 2, 2025
WATCH LIVE COVERAGE of President Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement in one of the videos below:
Last month, President Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One, and said it’s going to make our country rich again.
“We’ve lost 90,000 factories since the beginning of NAFTA,” Trump said.
.@POTUS on tariffs: “It’s going to make our country RICH again … We’re basically going to take back the money — a lot of the money that we’ve given away over many decades.” pic.twitter.com/4t7p0i7jia
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 10, 2025
The White House Rapid Response team posted a clip from Trump’s appearance on the Oprah Show in 1988, in which he discussed the same issue he’s been saying for years… that other countries are ripping off America.
President Trump has been calling attention to the disaster falsely marketed as “free trade” for decades.
In reality, foreign countries have gotten rich at the expense of the American worker.
Today, he finally levels the playing field. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/XS0ZAiZS6p
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 2, 2025
“These new Trump tariffs will provide powerful incentives for automakers to bring engine, transmission and drivetrain production back to American soil.” 🇺🇸https://t.co/UrmJmEwPPS
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 2, 2025
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