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JUST IN: Trump Slaps 104% Tariff on Communist China After Beijing Defies U.S. Warning

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President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at the 2023 Turning Point Action Conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr)

President Donald Trump isn’t playing games with Communist China anymore.

Trump is set to unleash a devastating 104% tariff on Communist China this Wednesday after Beijing ignored his “12 o’clock” deadline to lift its retaliatory tariffs.

According to Fox Business, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dropped the bombshell earlier today, confirming that the tariffs kicked in at noon ET. Why? Because China’s commie overlords refused to back down from their own retaliatory duties on American goods.

According to FOX Business Network’s Edward Lawrence, the White House made the move swiftly and decisively.

“White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says 104% additional tariffs went into effect at noon eastern time because China has not removed its retaliation,” Lawrence reported. “The 104% additional tariff will be collected starting tomorrow, April 9th.”

Lawrence added, “Being more clear: When the tariffs go into effect at 12:01a April 9th. China will see an additional 104% added to imports. China missed it’s 12p Eastern Time deadline to remove retaliation tariffs set by President Trump.”

The Gateway Pundit reported earlier that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is throwing a full-blown tantrum, vowing to “fight to the end” after President Donald Trump delivered a righteous ultimatum: retract your outrageous 34% retaliatory tariff on American goods by April 8, or face a devastating 50% tariff wall from the United States starting April 9.

This is the kind of bold leadership America’s forgotten workers have been crying out for—and the CCP can’t handle it.

Last week, President Trump took a sledgehammer to decades of Chinese economic exploitation, slapping a 34% tariff on their imports to level the playing field against Beijing’s suffocating 67% trade barriers.

In typical CCP fashion, instead of negotiating in good faith, China resorted to propaganda, whining about “unilateral bullying” while conveniently ignoring its decades of economic warfare, including slave labor, forced technology transfers, and currency manipulation.

On Monday, Trump dropped the hammer with a fiery Truth Social post.

“Yesterday, China issued Retaliatory Tariffs of 34%, on top of their already record setting Tariffs, Non-Monetary Tariffs, Illegal Subsidization of companies, and massive long term Currency Manipulation…

Therefore, if China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9th.

Additionally, all talks with China concerning their requested meetings with us will be terminated! Negotiations with other countries, which have also requested meetings, will begin taking place immediately.”

China, meanwhile, is doubling down on its delusions.

The Ministry of Commerce in Beijing issued a statement dripping with hypocrisy and propaganda, claiming that its retaliatory tariffs are “legitimate” and that America’s efforts are nothing more than blackmail.

According to a Google-translated statement:

“China has noted that on April 7, Eastern Time, the United States threatened to impose a further 50% tariff on China, to which China firmly opposes.

If the U.S. escalates its tariff measures, China will resolutely take countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests.

The so-called “reciprocal tariffs” imposed by the United States on China are groundless and a typical unilateral bullying practice.

The countermeasures China has taken are to safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests and maintain the normal international trade order, and are completely legitimate.

The U.S.’s threat to escalate tariffs on China is adding insult to injury and once again exposes the blackmail nature of the U.S., which China will never accept. if the United States insists on having its own way, Chiña will definitely accompany it to the end.

China reiterated that there are no winners in the trade war and there is no way out for protectionism. Pressure and threats are not the correct way to deal with China.

China urges the United States to immediately correct its wrong practices, cancel all unilateral tariff measures against China, stop its economic and trade suppression, and properly resolve differences with China through equal dialogue on the basis of mutual respect.”

This is a developing story. Please check back for more updates.

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Prince Harry in UK Court Appealing the Government’s Decision to Downgrade His Security Arrangements

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Prince Harry lives a life filled with conflict.

The prodigal son is back home.

Once the most beloved member of the Windsor dynasty in the United Kingdom, Prince Harry made the controversial decision of abandoning the role of ‘working Royal’, moved to the US with his wife and children, and spiraled into a life of conflict.

Conflict with his own father the King and his brother the heir to the throne; conflict with his hated step-Mother the Queen; conflict with the mainstream media; conflict with the Chairwoman of the Charity he founded; conflict with the government over his security arrangements.

In a way, the downgrade imposed on his security apparatus is symbolic, and reflexive of the downgrade that he suffered at the heart of his once great Kingdom.

This week, Prince Harry is in court to appeal a government decision – and a High Court ruling – to downgrade the security arrangements he gets while in the UK.

BBC reported:

“The prince’s taxpayer-funded protection was changed in 2020, after he stopped being a working royal.

His lawyer argues he has been ‘singled out for different, unjustified and inferior treatment’. But the barrister representing the government tells the court the decision that Harry’s UK security would be considered on a case-by-case basis was rightly taken.”

The Duke of Sussex says his visits to the UK have become rare due to the downgraded security.

His UK security at this point has been decided like other high-profile visitors – but Harry argues that’s unfair as he still faces significant security threats.

“The Court of Appeal today heard Prince Harry’s case for appeal against a High Court ruling that backed a move to decide on security for his visits to the UK on a case-by-case basis.

[…] He has previously emphasized the importance of safety for his children – saying he wants them to feel at home in the UK.”

The hearing will resume tomorrow, with a final judgement due in writing at a later date.

Read more:

UK’s Charity Regulator Investigating African Sentebale Organization in the Midst of Mudslinging in the Press Between Chairwoman Chandauka and Prince Harry and the Trustees

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Arizona Attorney General Appeals Loss in Sham 2020 Electors Witch Hunt After Judge Tosses Indictment – Appeals Court Judge is Donor to Her Campaign!

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is currently appealing the dismissed charges in her years-long political persecution of alternate 2020 electors, and the judge overseeing the appeal is a far-left Mayes donor who has a vested interest in seeing the Defendants jailed for their made-up crime of challenging an election. 

This is not the first time the case has faced controversy.

The Gateway Pundit reported in November that the case was revealed to have been pre-designed by a left-wing law group and handed nearly one year before the charges were filed. This discovery also came after a far-left judge recused himself from the case after he was busted bashing white men and making demands that other judges in Arizona support Kamala Harris against her conservative critics. The judge further likened Harris’ critics to Nazis and condemned judges for not sharing his radical anti-white views.

In April, Trump 2020 alternate electors, GOP state legislators, former Arizona GOP chairwoman Kelli Ward, and others were indicted by a state grand jury in Arizona for questioning the 2020 election.

A total of 18 people involved in the Arizona alternate electors plan were indicted by the Arizona grand jury last year.

Trump lawyers Christina Bobb, Jenna Ellis, Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman were all charged with felonies.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Mayes’ case against the Trump electors was crushed after the Defendants in the case successfully argued that the charges were politically motivated and violated Arizona’s anti-SLAPP statute.

Democrat Arizona AG Kris Mayes’ Alternate Trump Electors Case on Life Support After Judge Says Charges May Have Violated First Amendment

Now, as Mayes is appealing a judge's decision to drop the charges, she has an ally and donor overseeing the case. As Arizona State Rep. Joseph Chaplik revealed, the judge, Andrew Jacobs, a Katie Hobbs appointee, felt motivated to make his first donation to Mayes' 2022 Attorney General campaign "Several days after Mayes promised publicly to investigate the 2020 electors."

Chaplick detailed the corruption in an X thread:

@realDonaldTrump’s 2020 AZ Electors are currently being persecuted by a corrupt Democrat AG One judge was already forced to recuse himself for being a shill for the Left Now the Appeals Court judge has been exposed for DONATING to the corrupt AG!
The appeals court judge on the case, Andrew Jacobs, was appointed by Governor Katie Hobbs in February 2023. Jacobs donated $500 to Mayes’ campaign for the office in 2022.
Several days after Mayes promised publicly to investigate the 2020 electors, Jacobs submitted his first donation to her campaign. A source that observed the emergency hearing described Jacobs as “hostile” to the electors.
Last month, Maricopa County Judge Sam Myers ruled the 2020 electors, 16 in total, provided sufficient evidence that Mayes’ case against them may be dismissable for violating Arizona’s Anti-SLAPP law.
…And now the decision whether this bogus witch hunt against them is dismissed will be decided by a DONOR to the corrupt AG, Kris Mayes.

This is a developing story.

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Woke, DEI-Obsessed Navy Vice Admiral Who Allegedly Refused to Put Up Trump’s Portrait at NATO Headquarters Has Been FIRED

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Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield Credit: U.S. Navy

The Trump Administration continues to drain the deep state swamp of woke military officials obsessed with DEI and nation-building.

Fox News reported on Tuesday that Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman on NATO’s military committee, was fired over the weekend, reportedly as part of a larger effort to purge wokeness from the Pentagon.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the final call last week, but whether President Trump was involved is unclear.

Sean Parnell, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs & Chief Pentagon Spokesman, stated on X that Chatfield was terminated “due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead.” He went on to say the DoD is grateful for her years of service in the military.

The conservative American Accountability Foundation, which first asked the Pentagon to terminate Chatfield, has noted her history of woke statements. For example, during a Women’s Equality Event back in August 2015, Chatfield boasted about how “diversity is our strength” and called for investing in gender equality and women’s empowerment.

From a U.S. Army Sept. 2015 article:

Just before the cake-cutting at the end of the Women’s Equality Day observance, Chatfield said she was pleased that the cake was decorated in purple, the color that represents a joint environment — many services working together.

“Our diversity is our strength,” she said, adding that the secrets are how to get the best out of each person and how to make sure that none of their talents is wasted. “Finding a way to be respectful of the differences is where our growth is.”

Chatfield summed up the importance of equal rights by quoting Slide 35 of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute’s informational presentation on Women’s Equality Day: Investing in gender equality and women’s empowerment can unlock human potential on a transformational scale.

“It’s not a question of women’s rights; it’s a question of everyone’s rights,” Chatfield said.

But it gets worse. According to Human Events Senior editor Jack Posobiec, Chatfield’s behavior while employed at NATO was allegedly so deranged that she reportedly refused to put up pictures of Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Democratic senators predictably threw tantrums upon hearing about Chatfield’s firing. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, whined that he was “deeply disturbed” by her rightful dismissal while smearing Trump.

“I’m deeply disturbed by the firing of a top U.S. military officer at NATO, Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield – a combat veteran and helicopter pilot,” Warner wrote on X. “Trump’s relentless attacks on our alliances and his careless dismissal of decorated military officials make us less safe and weaken our position across the world.”

Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement slamming Trump while hailing Chatfield’s “selfless service.”

“Admiral Chatfield is among the finest military officers our nation has to offer, and she has distinguished herself as the U.S. Military Representative to NATO,” Reed said.

“Her 38-year career as a Navy pilot, foreign policy expert, and preeminent military educator—including as President of the Naval War College—will leave a lasting legacy on the Navy and throughout the military. Admiral Chatfield’s record of selfless service is unblemished by President Trump’s behavior.”

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