/----/ Here ya go, you big dope. Are you going to apologize for being a total idiot on something only you care about?
South Korea: Trump said on Truth Social Tuesday morning he had reached “the confines and probability of a great DEAL for both countries” after having a “great call” with Acting President Han Duck-soo, and trade officials from the country said Thursday that while Trump’s 90-day pause provides some breathing room, it’s still important for the country to engage in swift negotiations with the U.S., Reuters reports.
Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Trump at the White House on Monday, telling reporters Israel will eliminate its trade deficit with the U.S. “very quickly” and he wants his country to serve as a “model” for how to negotiate with the U.S. on trade. Trump had not announced any commitment to ease the 17% tariffs he levied on Israeli imports prior to Wednesday’s pause, however.
Japan: Trump asked his administration to start negotiations with the Japanese government, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, after Trump said he spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and the leader was “sending a top team (to the U.S.) to negotiate” on tariffs. Ishiba previously said he would urge Trump to drop his 24% tariffs on Japanese imports and would present a negotiation “package” that could include concessions to the U.S. on liquefied natural gas, cars, agriculture and national security.
Bangladesh: The Bangladeshi government asked the Trump administration on Monday to pause its 37% tariffs on the country’s goods for three months, Bloomberg reports, as the country pledged to “substantially increase” its imports of American products.
Cambodia: Cambodia’s commerce ministry sent a letter to the Trump administration pledging to cut tariffs on its U.S. imports from 35% to 5% after Trump levied 49% tariffs on the nation, and the ministry said Thursday it received a “positive response” from the White House and will soon send a delegation to the U.S. to negotiate.
United Kingdom: British officials have already been in negotiations with the Trump administration and offered concessions in exchange for Trump lowering his 10% tariffs on the U.K., with Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office saying it will continue to “coolly and calmly” negotiate with the White House in light of Trump’s 90-day pause, which do not affect the U.K. since they only had 10% tariffs to begin with.
Vietnam: The U.S. and Vietnam have agreed to begin trade negotiations, the country’s government said Thursday, after Vietnam’s Communist Party sent a letter to the White House offering to remove all tariffs on U.S. goods in hopes of lowering the 46% tax Trump imposed for Vietnamese imports.
India: Indian officials suggested they were likely to try and negotiate with Trump rather than impose any major retaliatory moves, with an unnamed official telling Bloomberg the country was “seeking dialogue and not confrontation.”
Taiwan: The Taiwanese government has vowed to increase its investments in the U.S. rather than retaliating against the 32% tariffs Trump initially levied on the country, with foreign minister Lin Chia-lung saying Thursday the Trump administration has “responded” to the country’s trade offer, without giving details, and that the government hopes Trump’s 90-day pause will give some breathing room as Taiwan tries “to take advantage of the huge U.S. market” and “form a Taiwan-U.S. coalition.”
Indonesia: Indonesia’s finance minister told Reuters Thursday Trump’s 90-day pause will give the country time to negotiate with the White House and come up with a “win-win” agreement for both countries, as the 32% tariff rate the president had initially imposed on Indonesia threatened to reduce their GDP by up to 0.5%.
Lesotho: Trump levied crippling 50% tariffs on the tiny landlocked African country, whose textile industry provides denim to top American brands like Levi’s—and Lesotho’s government has been planning to send a delegation to Washington to negotiate, The Washington Post reports.
Australia: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese decried Trump’s 10% tariffs on the country as being unfair—given that Australia does not levy any tariffs on U.S. goods—but has said the government would not impose any retaliatory tariffs in response, and the Australian government said Thursday it had turned down an offer from China to “join hands” and fight Trump’s tariffs, preferring instead to “[diversify] our trade around the world."
Argentina: Argentine President Javier Milei is a Trump ally who received an award for his libertarian agenda at Mar-a-Lago after the tariffs were announced, the Associated Press reports, and while his government is reportedly hailing the 10% tariff rate Argentina received as being a win compared to other countries, the country’s trade minister and Trump’s trade representative Jamieson Greer have both said Milei’s government is engaging in trade negotiations with the White House.
New Zealand: The country’s government has previously said it will not retaliate against Trump’s 10% tariffs on its exports, with Finance Minister Nicola Willis saying New Zealand “has enough resilience to withstand” the levy. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Thursday he was glad to see the pause on Trump’s tariffs, but “it doesn’t change the fundamental premise that we want to advocate very strongly on the world stage for free trade.”
Trump Pauses Tariffs: Here’s The List Of Countries Wanting To Negotiate
Trump paused his tariffs after more than 75 countries had reached out about negotiating.
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