🌐 The global economy will suffer enormously": the reaction of world leaders to the tariffs announced by Trump 👱🏻♂️
👀 Several world leaders harshly criticized the new tariffs announced this Wednesday by the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Trump's announcement included a universal base tariff of 10% on all imports to the U.S. starting April 5. About 60 countries, including those in the European Union and China, will be affected by even higher tariffs starting April 9.
Trump stated that the measures "will make the United States rich again," and added that he was "very kind" with the measures he took.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, assured early Thursday morning that these tariffs (of 20% for the EU) are a severe blow to the global economy.
White House officials claimed that their levies were reciprocal to those of countries like China, which, according to them, impose higher tariffs on U.S. products, impose "non-tariff" barriers to U.S. trade, or have acted in a way that the government believes undermines Washington's economic goals.
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