#noticiascripto 🚨🔥🔥Donald Trump added six more countries to his growing trade war list on Wednesday, sending new warning letters about tariffs to the leaders of the Philippines, Brunei, Moldova, Algeria, Iraq, and Libya.
The announcements were once again made by Trump through screenshots posted on Truth Social, confirming that the total number of countries affected by new tariff orders has reached 20.
Trump had hinted at the decision the night before, stating he would reveal the names of "at least 7 countries" in the morning and later that day. He only named six and did not explain whether the seventh letter was omitted or delayed.
These letters arrived just 48 hours after Trump sent nearly identical messages to 14 other countries, including Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Laos, Myanmar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tunisia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Serbia, Cambodia, and Thailand.
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The 20 letters each have two pages, signed by Trump, and declare that new U.S. import tariffs will begin on August 1. The letters inform each leader that exports from their country will face tariffs between 20% and 40%, depending on "our relationship with your country." Trump added that adjustments to those rates are "perhaps" possible, but only later, if relations improve.
The move is directly related to Trump's previous trade push on April 2, when he launched what he called "liberation day tariffs." That policy created a basic rate of 10% on almost all countries and introduced higher rates for dozens of nations he accused of exploiting U.S. trade. The global market reaction was instantaneous: panic. Trump froze those increases within a week, promising a 90-day pause, which was originally set to end this week.