{"id":2411019,"date":"2025-03-07T12:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-clarifies-short-term-pause-on-tariffs-was-enacted-to-help-us-automakers-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T12:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:33:59","slug":"trump-clarifies-short-term-pause-on-tariffs-was-enacted-to-help-us-automakers-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-clarifies-short-term-pause-on-tariffs-was-enacted-to-help-us-automakers-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump clarifies \u2018short-term\u2019 pause on tariffs was enacted to help US automakers &#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\">30<\/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-clarifies-short-term-pause-on-tariffs-was-enacted-to-help-us-automakers-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=2411019&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>President Donald Trump announced a temporary delay \u200don tariffs imposed on imports from Mexico and Canada,\u2062 aimed at supporting U.S. \u2062automakers before the tariffs take effect next month.\u2063 The 25% tariffs had initially \u2063been \u2062enacted just\u2064 days prior, but Trump stated the need for a &#8220;short-term&#8221; pause to give \u2064American carmakers a break. He emphasized that \u2063this decision was made\u200c to \u2063ensure \u2063that the United States maintains \u200da reciprocated trading relationship, reflecting the significant\u2063 business these countries \u200cconduct \u2064with the U.S.Trump mentioned he \u200bwanted the automakers to begin investing in the U.S. during this period, and hinted that tariffs might increase in \u200bthe future if trade disputes continue. Canadian Prime Minister \u200dJustin \u200dTrudeau responded by highlighting the importance \u200bof mutual prosperity in the region and \u2062predicted the \u2062trade\u200c tension would\u200b linger. Simultaneously \u200doccurring, Senator Rand Paul expressed his opposition to \u2062the tariffs, voicing concerns \u2063about\u2064 thier impact on prices within his state of Kentucky.  <\/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 clarifies &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">short-term&#038;rsquo<\/a>; pause on tariffs was enacted to help US automakers<\/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<div id=\"Brid_2031387\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> said he chose to delay the United States&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mexico<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Canada<\/a> to give automakers in the U.S. &ldquo;a break&rdquo; before the tariffs are implemented next month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3339484\/trump-gives-mexico-reprieve-tariffs-not-canada-trudeau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The president paused his 25% tariffs on imports from the neighboring countries on Thursday<\/a>, just two days after his tariffs on Canada took effect. Explaining this &ldquo;short-term&rdquo; delay, Trump argued that the countries do &ldquo;a lot of their business&rdquo; with the U.S., in contrast to how much business the U.S. does with either Mexico or Canada.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3340736\/polymarket-white-house-event-democratic-donors\/\">&#8216;Non-partisan&#8217; crypto company attending White House event is run by Democratic donors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3340697\/soldiers-arrested-accused-selling-military-secrets-china\/\">FBI arrests active-duty soldiers accused of selling military secrets to China: Bondi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3340657\/white-house-downplays-short-term-economic-disruptions-jobs-report\/\">White House downplays short-term economic disruptions after jobs report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I wanted to help the American carmakers until April 2,&rdquo; Trump explained in a one-on-one interview with Fox Business&rsquo;s Maria Bartiromo. &ldquo;April 2, it becomes all reciprocal. What they charge us, we charge them. It&rsquo;s a big deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The Trump administration granted U.S. automakers the one-month break earlier this week, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt adding that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3338140\/trump-administration-gives-automakers-one-month-reprieve-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\">the president has stressed that these automakers should<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3338140\/trump-administration-gives-automakers-one-month-reprieve-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">  &ldquo;start investing&rdquo; in the U.S. in the meantime<\/a>. In the new interview, Trump said that he felt this was &ldquo;a fair thing to do&rdquo; for U.S. automakers.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also hinted that the U.S. tariffs &ldquo;could go up as time goes by,&rdquo; adding how &ldquo;the globalists&rdquo; have been ripping off the U.S. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-mayor-chicago-chapter-of-police-union-go-to-court-over-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Chicago mayor, Chicago chapter of police union go to court over vaccine mandate\">president previously warned<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3336765\/trump-threatens-match-canada-retaliatory-tariffs-like-amount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">any retaliatory tariffs issued by Canada against the U.S. would be matched<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s full interview with Bartiromo will air on Sunday on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>, which airs at 10 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-business\/3337072\/trump-gamble-tariff-threats-canada-mexico-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP TAKES A CONSEQUENTIAL GAMBLE PULLING THE TRIGGER ON TARIFF THREATS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justin-trudeau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Justin Trudeau<\/a> claimed that Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;America First&rdquo; agenda works best when both Canada and Mexico are also prospering. Trudeau <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3339967\/justin-trudeau-america-first-best-when-canada-mexico-prosper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">predicted the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trudeau-america-first-best-when-canada-mexico-also-prosper-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trudeau: &#039;America First&#039; best when Canada, Mexico also prosper ... Washington Examiner\">trade war&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that Canada is in with the U.S. will continue &ldquo;for the foreseeable future.&rdquo;<\/a> Trump has speculated that the Canadian prime minister is seeking to use the friction between Canada and the U.S. to seek another term in office, even though Trudeau revealed in January that he would be stepping down from his position.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a vocal critic of tariffs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3340451\/rand-paul-oppose-tariffs-kentucky-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">has vowed to continue his opposition<\/a>. The Kentucky senator has said that &ldquo;almost every industry&rdquo; in his state has informed him that the tariffs would increase the price of homes and cars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2031387\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031387\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/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 explains temporary tariff pause to support U.S. automakers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2411020,"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\/03\/Tariffs-on-automakers-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[11068,50406,3634,38981],"class_list":["post-2411019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-automakers","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trump","tag-us-economy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tariffs-on-automakers-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411019","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411023,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411019\/revisions\/2411023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}