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Trump Says US to Send Tariff Letters to Trade Partners Before July 9 Deadline

Trump announced plans to notify countries that they can continue trading with the U.S. but will face substantial tariffs.
Trump Says US to Send Tariff Letters to Trade Partners Before July 9 Deadline
The U.S. flag flies over a container ship unloading its cargo from Asia, at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Aug. 1, 2019. Mark Ralston / AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on June 29 that he will soon send letters to trading partners detailing the tariffs to be imposed on their exports to the United States.

“What I will do just sometime prior to [July 9] is, we'll send a letter to all these countries,” Trump said on the Fox News program “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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