President Donald Trump said he will be implementing a 25% tariff on auto imports, expanding a trade war designed to bring more manufacturing jobs to the U.S. and setting the stage for an even broader push on levies next week.
¡°What we¡¯re going to be doing is a 25% tariff on all cars that are not made in the United States,¡± Trump said at the White House on Wednesday, casting the measure as ¡°very modest.¡±
¡°We¡¯re going to charge countries for doing business in our country and taking our jobs, taking our wealth, taking a lot of things that they¡¯ve been taking over the years,¡± he said.
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