Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs, including 17% US import duty on Israeli goods — not the act of a friend! In the middle of Day 545 war
Israel sought to prevent the move with the directive Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed Tuesday to immediately scrap all remaining tariffs on American imports — Oops! Pre-emptying didn't work
Axios April 3, 2025 Trump's tariffs list is missing one big country: Russia President Trump unveiled tariffs of at least 10% Wednesday on virtually the entire world, with one notable exception: Russia.
The intrigue: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Axios Wednesday that Russia was left off because U.S. sanctions already "preclude any meaningful trade." Leavitt noted that Russia could still face "additional strong sanctions."