President Donald Trump said the Aug. 1 deadline for imposing new tariffs on imports from several U.S. trade partners will not be extended, reinforcing his administration’s push to rebalance trade relationships.
On the morning of July 30, Trump said on his Truth Social account that the deadline is the deadline.
“It stands strong, and will not be extended,” the president wrote in all-caps.
Since early April, the Trump administration has pursued reciprocal tariffs on countries it says have disadvantaged American exporters through tariffs and non-tariff barriers.
After initially setting high tariffs on imports to the United States, the administration dropped the baseline tariff to 10 percent, which it said was for a negotiation period. Since then, the deadline for crafting new bilateral trade agreements was extended to Aug. 1….
Trump Says August Tariff Deadline Will Not Be Extended
