U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday continued to unload on Japan for a third straight day, this time threatening to take tariffs on Japanese goods to as high as 35%.
¡°We¡¯ve dealt with Japan. I¡¯m not sure if we¡¯re going to make a deal. I doubt it with Japan. They¡¯re very tough. You have to understand they¡¯re very spoiled,¡± Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
As with his earlier broadsides ¡ª the first in a Fox News interview Sunday and the second via Truth Social on Monday ¡ª the president complained about how little American rice and how few American cars Japan imported, and went on to say that he might simply end negotiations and set a duty rate for Japanese products.
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