#TrumpTariffs Former President Donald Trump announced plans to unilaterally impose tariffs on U.S. trading partners, saying he would begin notifying them within two weeks through official letters. Speaking at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., he described the move as a non-negotiable offer: "You can take it, or you can leave it." Trump stated that the U.S. cannot feasibly negotiate trade deals with over 150 countries and emphasized that ongoing talks would be limited to a smaller group, including nations like Japan and South Korea. He added that the U.S. had already secured favorable deals with China and the UK and saw no reason to extend the timeline for broader trade discussions. Trump’s remarks came roughly two-thirds into a 90-day pause on tariffs he had declared in April. He underscored that countries are not obligated to do business with the U.S., saying, "You don't have to shop in the United States."