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Trump Was Right: More than 50 Countries Have Already Contacted White House to Negotiate Trade and Tariffs
Director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, says 50 countries have already reached out to the Trump administration to renegotiate their trade deals with the US.
On Sunday morning, Kevin Hassett, the Director of the National Economic Council, joined This Week on ABC to discuss Trump’s tariffs.
Hassett told This Week that over 50 countries have reached out to the Trump White renegotiate their trade agreements with the US thanks to President Trump’s tough stand.
This shows Trump’s tariff’s plan in already working.
Kevin Hassett: I got a report from the USDR last night that more than 50 countries have reached out to the President to begin a negotiation. But they’re doing that because they understand that they bear a lot of the tariff. And so, I don’t think that you’re going to see a big effect on the consumer in the US, because I do think that the reason why we have a persistent long-run trade deficit is these people have very inelastic supply.
They’ve been dumping goods into the country in order to create jobs, say, in China.
Via This Week on ABC News.
JUST IN: Over 50 countries have reached out to President Trump to negotiate new trade deals, US National Economic Council Director says. pic.twitter.com/cZ0MC3Fmiu
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 6, 2025
On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order imposing reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries.
Gateway Pundit contributor Antonio Graceffo reported on President Trump’s courageous and common-sense move. Democrats have criticized President Trump’s tariffs, arguing that they lead to price increases that disadvantage American workers. While tariffs can contribute to higher prices, they also benefit American workers.
Firstly, revenue generated from tariffs contributes to the government’s operating fund, potentially offsetting expenses that would otherwise be covered by income taxes. This additional revenue has opened discussions about tax relief measures, such as removing income tax from overtime pay or tips.
Tariffs can reduce the need for subsidies by leveling the playing field for American producers competing against heavily subsidized foreign imports. A good example is agriculture.
In less than one week, more than 50 countries have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks, Kevin Hassett, a top economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday.
TGP’s Ben Kew on Saturday listed a number of countries already reaching out to the Trump Administration.
Here is an initial list of countries and the tariffs Trump has imposed on their products entering the US.
| Country | Tariffs Charged to the U.S.A. | U.S.A. Discounted Reciprocal Tariffs |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 10% | 10% |
| Australia | 10% | 10% |
| Bangladesh | 74% | 37% |
| Botswana | 74% | 37% |
| Brazil | 10% | 10% |
| Cambodia | 97% | 49% |
| Chile | 10% | 10% |
| China | 67% | 34% |
| Colombia | 10% | 10% |
| Costa Rica | 17% | 10% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 41% | 21% |
| Dominican Republic | 10% | 10% |
| Ecuador | 12% | 10% |
| Egypt | 10% | 10% |
| El Salvador | 10% | 10% |
| European Union | 39% | 20% |
| Guatemala | 10% | 10% |
| Honduras | 10% | 10% |
| India | 52% | 26% |
| Indonesia | 64% | 32% |
| Israel | 33% | 17% |
| Japan | 46% | 24% |
| Jordan | 40% | 20% |
| Kazakhstan | 54% | 27% |
| Laos | 95% | 48% |
| Madagascar | 93% | 47% |
| Malaysia | 47% | 24% |
| Morocco | 10% | 10% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 88% | 44% |
| New Zealand | 20% | 10% |
| Nicaragua | 36% | 18% |
| Norway | 30% | 15% |
| Pakistan | 58% | 29% |
| Peru | 10% | 10% |
| Philippines | 34% | 17% |
| Saudi Arabia | 10% | 10% |
| Serbia | 74% | 37% |
| Singapore | 10% | 10% |
| South Africa | 60% | 30% |
| South Korea | 50% | 25% |
| Sri Lanka | 88% | 44% |
| Switzerland | 61% | 31% |
| Taiwan | 64% | 32% |
| Thailand | 72% | 36% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12% | 10% |
| Tunisia | 55% | 28% |
| Turkey | 10% | 10% |
| United Arab Emirates | 10% | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 10% | 10% |
| Vietnam | 90% | 46% |
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WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will deliver a press briefing this afternoon amid the political and economic fallout from President Trump’s tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners last week.
The tariffs are set to take effect on Wednesday, April 9.
Since Liberation Day on April 2, when President Trump announced his reciprocal tariffs in the White House Rose Garden, over 50 countries have contacted President Trump seeking negotiations on fair trade deals.
Several nations are already sending negotiators to meet with Trump Administration officials.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump got tougher on China, announcing harsher tariffs Monday. He announced 50% tariffs in addition to the 34% he imposed last week on Chinese goods after China threatened 34% retaliatory tariffs.
Additionally, Leavitt is expected to address the latest development in President Trump’s war against rogue activist judges such as James Boasberg.
The Gateway Pundit reported on Monday that the Supreme Court vacated Judge Boasberg’s orders barring the Trump Administration’s removals of Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act. They ruled that Boasberg, as a single district court judge, lacked jurisdiction to dictate the President’s policy.
BREAKING: HUGE WIN: Supreme Court Vacates Judge Boasberg’s Orders Barring Trump From Deporting Venezuelan Gang Members Under Alien Enemies Act
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts on Monday also indefinitely blocked another court order requiring the return of alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
President Trump will deliver remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s April dinner tonight where he will likely call on Congress members to pass laws that codify his agenda and executive orders.
He is also set to sign Unleashing American Energy Executive Orders to increase U.S. coal and energy production at 3 pm.
Watch the press briefing live below:
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Judge Boasberg Makes His Next Move After Supreme Court Vacates His Orders Barring Trump From Deporting Venezuelan Gang Members Under Alien Enemies Act
Judge James Boasberg / screen image
Judge James Boasberg made his next move in the Alien Enemies Act case on Tuesday after the Supreme Court vacated his orders.
In an unsigned order, the US Supreme Court on Monday vacated Judge Boasberg’s orders barring the Trump Administration’s removals of Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
Last month, Judge Boasberg granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop the Trump administration from deporting thousands of Venezuelan nationals believed to be members of Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang under the Alien Enemies Act.
Far-left America-hating leftist groups, such as the ACLU and Democracy Forward, rushed to a DC court in a desperate bid to shield dangerous illegal aliens from deportation.
The high court said Boasberg lacked jurisdiction.
The Supreme Court however, said the Administration must give reasonable notice for gang members to challenge their deportations in court.
Five Supreme court Justices, Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Thomas and Alito were in favor of vacating Boasberg’s orders.
The three liberal justices Kagan, Jackson and Sotomayor dissented – ‘conservative’ justice Amy Coney Barret dissented in part.
On Tuesday morning Boasberg canceled the scheduled hearing on the Alien Enemies Act, however, he gave the deported Venezuelan gang members another chance to pursue a preliminary injunction!
Boasberg seized on the Supreme Court’s position allowing the deported gang members to challenge their removal in court.
“In yesterday’s ruling vacating this Court’s TROs, the Supreme Court held that Plaintiffs cannot be deported under the Alien Enemies Act without an opportunity to challenge their removal in federal court. It also determined that the appropriate venue for such proceedings is the Southern District of Texas or wherever Plaintiffs are currently held,” Boasberg wrote.
Boasberg gave the plaintiffs until April 16 to file a notice if they wish to proceed on their motion for a preliminary injunction.
“This Court accordingly ORDERS that: 1) Today’s preliminary injunction hearing is VACATED; and 2) Plaintiffs shall file a Notice by April 16, 2025, indicating whether they believe that they still have a basis to proceed on their Motion for Preliminary Injunction in this Court and, if so, proposing a briefing schedule,” Boasberg said.
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg has canceled today’s hearing on the Alien Enemies Act, in light of the Supreme Court ruling, but he is asking the plaintiffs whether they see any other basis to pursue a preliminary injunction (seems unlikely). pic.twitter.com/Ju0puPvMnv
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) April 8, 2025
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Credit: Homeland Security
After back and forth between two federal agencies, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have reached a deal to aid in the deportation efforts of illegal immigrants.
The agreement will allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to access taxpayer information to locate illegal immigrants subject to deportation.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed the agreement, which allows the IRS to turn over information about undocumented immigrants already facing deportation orders and are under federal criminal investigation.
Under the agreement, ICE can submit names and request address confirmations for illegals who have been ordered removed but have overstayed past the 90-day mark.
Officials emphasized that illegals targeted under this deal have already received due process, and the IRS will only confirm addresses. The agency will not release full taxpayer files.
Per Fox News:
The Trump administration filed a memorandum of understanding late Monday with a court to create guardrails and a process for ICE requests to the IRS to further investigations of criminal illegal immigrants who have failed or refuse to leave the United States 90 days after a judge has issued a final order of removal.
“The Internal Revenue Service and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement have entered into a memorandum of understanding to establish a clear and secure process to support law enforcement’s efforts to combat illegal immigration,” a Treasury Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement.
“The bases for this MOU are founded in longstanding authorities granted by Congress, which serve to protect the privacy of law-abiding Americans while streamlining the ability to pursue criminals,” the statement said. “After four years of Joe Biden flooding the nation with illegal aliens, President Trump’s highest priority is to ensure the safety of the American people.”
Additionally, the Memorandum of Understanding clarifies and outlines a process to ensure that sensitive taxpayer data information is protected.
A Treasury Department spokesperson added that the agreement “protects the privacy of law-abiding Americans.”
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