United States President Donal Trump has announced that he will impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum In statements to the media traveling with him in the Air Force One on the way to the Superbowl.
In addition, the White House spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt has specified that these tariffs will be added to those who had already imposed Trump about those products in his first term (2107-2021).
This decision comes after announcing that the tariffs on Canada and Mexico of 25% are going to pause, at least until March 1. Meanwhile, 10% tariffs on China are maintained, to which the Asian country has responded with taxes of 10% and 15% to certain US products.
“If they charge us, we charge them”
According to the president, the word “rates” is “The most beautiful of the English language”. Trump has specified that these tariffs will be reciprocal and that they will apply to “all” including Canada and Mexico. “It is very simple: if they charge us, we charge them (…) if they are charging us 130% and we do not charge anything, that will not work like this“, As published by The New York Times.
On the other hand, Trump has also established this Sunday, February 9 “The National Gulf of the United States”name by which he has ordered that the Gulf of Mexico be known from now on.
Trump, first president to go to a Super Bowl
Donald Trump has made history this Sunday by becoming the First American president to attend the Super Bowl. It is the first time in its 59 editions that a president in office attends the party, which this year has been played at the Caesars Superdome of New Orleans (Louisiana).
His presence has not been exempt from controversy, since His followers booed singer Taylor Swift, that during the electoral campaign supported Kamala Harris. For his part, his partner Chiefs Travis Kelce said last week that it was “a great honor,” Efe reported, that Trump attended the game.
In addition, in an interview in Fox News he has defended the work of Elon Musk. He has commissioned federal cuts. He wants to start with the International Cooperation Agency and continue for the Department of Education and Defense. The president’s goal is to achieve three billion daily cuts.
Trump confirms that he has spoken with Putin
Trump too has talked about Ukraine And in another interview with the New York Post he has confirmed that he has spoken with the Russian leader, Valdimir Putin. However, he has not said about when the end of war will be; Something he said during the campaign he would achieve in “only 24 hours” of his arrival to power.
Zelenski has agreed to deliver the “rare earths” to the United States in exchange for help To stop Putin and offers to sit down with Putin whenever the United States and the European Union are the mediators.
