{"id":2399113,"date":"2025-02-05T09:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-may-place-tariffs-on-arab-states-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T09:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:14:07","slug":"trump-may-place-tariffs-on-arab-states-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-may-place-tariffs-on-arab-states-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump may place tariffs on Arab states &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-may-place-tariffs-on-arab-states-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2399113&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses President Donald Trump&#8217;s potential strategy of using tariffs to\u2062 persuade Arab countries to accept Palestinian\u200c refugees. This initiative comes in\u200c the context of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, where Trump has indicated a desire for the U.S. to take \u200da proactive role in the cleanup efforts post-conflict. Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bad-news-for-democrat-senator-menendez-he-might-lose-his-job-even-if-he-beats-the-corruption-charges\/\" title=\"Democrat Senator Menendez faces potential job loss despite winning corruption charges.\">national \u200bsecurity advisor<\/a>,\u200b Mike\u200d Waltz, mentioned this tariff approach in light of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-on-why-arab-nations-do-not-want-gazan-refugees-they-dont-want-hamas-in-their-neighborhood\/\" title=\"Haley: ... reject ...n refugees due to Hamas presence.\">arab nations&#8217; refusal<\/a> to accommodate displaced Palestinians. <\/p>\n<p>As the situation unfolds, Trump has expressed his view that\u200b tariffs could \u200dserve as \u200can effective foreign policy\u2064 tool. He <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">previously employed similar tactics<\/a> with Canada and Mexico,successfully bringing their leaders to negotiate by threatening \u2062significant tariffs. The article highlights the complexity of negotiations with regional leaders, \u200dincluding those from Egypt and Jordan, as the U.S. navigates its role in the aftermath of the Gaza crisis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump might use tariffs to force Arab countries to admit Palestinian refugees<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> could expand his tariff negotiating strategy to Arab nations should they continue to resist his demands to resettle Palestinian refugees ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gaza\">Gaza<\/a> cleanup effort.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s national security adviser Mike Waltz told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>about the possible tariff plan Wednesday morning, just hours after the president announced alongside Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Benjamin Netanyahu\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> that the United States would soon &ldquo;take over&rdquo; Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3310439\/trump-netanyahu-own-gaza-strip-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP SAYS THE US WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE GAZA STRIP WITH ISRAEL&rsquo;S SUPPORT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly claimed that Israel&rsquo;s war against Hamas has turned Gaza into a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-calls-gaza-a-demolition-site-ahead-of-netanyahu-meeting\/\" title=\"White House calls ... a &#039;demolition site&#039; ahead of Netanyahu meeting\">demolition site&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and has pressured Arab nations, specifically Egypt and Jordan, to admit displaced Palestinians rather than have them return to Gaza ahead of the cleanup and rebuilding effort.<\/p>\n<p>So far, all Arab nations have rejected Trump&rsquo;s request, and Waltz affirmed that new tariffs could be on the table as leverage throughout those discussions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think President Trump views tariffs as a key tool for our foreign policy,&rdquo; he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday night, Trump told reporters at his press conference that the U.S. would consider deploying military assets to Gaza to assist with the cleanup effort, but Waltz declined to discuss how large of a footprint that might require.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re having conversations with the entire region. We have [Netanyahu] here first,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;King Abdullah is coming. We&rsquo;ve talked to President Sisi. We&rsquo;re taking in all ideas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the economic uncertainty it might have brought, Trump&rsquo;s threat to place 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports brought both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to the negotiating table earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Both leaders earned a monthlong stay in the tariff implementation by agreeing to surge 10,000 military personnel to their respective borders with the U.S. to help in Trump&rsquo;s fight against illegal immigration and the fentanyl trade despite previously vowing to reciprocate in kind.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump may leverage tariffs to compel Arab nations to accept Palestinian refugees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2399114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-tariffs-arab-states.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49853,13991,42205,3634],"class_list":["post-2399113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arab-states","tag-tariffs","tag-trade-policy","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-tariffs-arab-states.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399113"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399117,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399113\/revisions\/2399117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}