Trump will go ahead with tariffs as scheduled, White House says

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday (April 1) that the U.S. is preparing to announce a battery of new trade tariffs on April 2, saying the days of America "being ripped off are over." - REUTERS

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00:00The President said last night he has made a decision and a determination.

00:03I was with him in the Oval Office earlier, and he is going to announce that decision

00:07tomorrow.

00:08I don't want to get ahead of the President.

00:09This is obviously a very big day.

00:11He is with his trade and tariff team right now, perfecting it to make sure this is a

00:15perfect deal for the American people and the American worker, and you will all find out

00:19in about 24 hours from now.

00:21And are the car tariffs going to go into effect on April 3rd as scheduled?

00:25Correct.

00:26Yes, they will.

00:27Okay.

00:28But what if they're wrong?

00:29It's not going to be wrong.

00:30It is going to work.

00:31And the President has a brilliant team of advisors who have been studying these issues

00:35for decades, and we are focused on restoring the golden age of America and making America

00:41a manufacturing superpower.

00:44My understanding is that the tariff announcement will come tomorrow.

00:47They will be effective immediately, and the President has been teasing this for quite

00:51some time, as you know.

00:52He's talked a lot about April 2nd as Liberation Day in America.

00:55It would be taking place today if not for April Fool's Day, but tomorrow will be the

01:00day, and he's been talking about it for a while, and as a result, you've seen these

01:03companies make commitments to investing right here in the United States.

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