{"id":2414724,"date":"2025-03-24T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-reciprocal-tariff-breaks-ahead-of-april-2-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:08:48","slug":"trump-teases-reciprocal-tariff-breaks-ahead-of-april-2-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-reciprocal-tariff-breaks-ahead-of-april-2-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump teases reciprocal tariff &#8216;breaks&#8217; ahead of April 2 &#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\">24<\/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-teases-reciprocal-tariff-breaks-ahead-of-april-2-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=2414724&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 has announced that April 2 will be referred to as &#8220;Liberation Day,&#8221; coinciding with teh implementation of his reciprocal tariffs on imports. He hinted that there could be flexibility in the tariffs,suggesting he might offer breaks to certain countries to avoid trade conflicts,expressing his willingness to be &#8220;even nicer&#8221; than anticipated. These reciprocal tariffs are based on a matching principle where the U.S. will impose tariffs equivalent to those that other countries charge on American exports. However, the reality is complex, as different <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cost-of-fertilizer-up-as-much-as-500-in-some-areas\/\" title=\"Cost of Fertilizer Up as Much as 500% in Some Areas\">import duties<\/a> apply based<\/a> on the product and country, along with the consideration of non-tariff barriers.<\/p>\n<p>Countries are actively seeking concessions to avoid these tariffs. As a notable example, India is reportedly looking for exemptions and plans to reduce its tariffs on American bourbon. Trump&#8217;s approach has been to level the playing field in trade, highlighting the past context of his stance on tariffs. There are indications that he may negotiate with trading partners, as seen in previous instances where he has threatened tariffs but ultimately opted for compromises. Additionally, the European Union has proposed lowering its car tariffs in response to U.S. tariffs, illustrating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbcs-joy-reid-drops-f-bomb-shocking-response-to-biden-clip-during-hot-mic-moment-starting-another-fing-war\/\" title=\"MSNBC&#039;s Joy Reid swears in response to Biden clip on hot mic - &#039;Starting another war\">ongoing negotiations surrounding<\/a> this issue.  <\/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 teases tariff &lsquo;breaks&rsquo; for countries ahead of April 2 reciprocal day<\/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_2073601\" 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\">Donald Trump<\/a> <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">promised April 2 would be &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-trump-delivers-on-promises-in-first-week-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"White House Report Card: Trump delivers on promises in first week - Washington Examiner\">liberation day&#038;rdquo<\/a>; as his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\">reciprocal tariffs<\/a>&nbsp;go into effect, but he&nbsp;<\/span>acknowledged Monday that there might be some wiggle room at the margins.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I may give a lot of countries breaks,&rdquo; Trump said Monday when asked about possible exceptions. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s reciprocal, but we might be even nicer than that. We&rsquo;ve been very nice to a lot of countries for a long time. But I call it &lsquo;Liberation Day.&rsquo; April 2 is &lsquo;Liberation Day.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3356794\/trump-lawyer-alina-habba-us-attorney-new-jersey\/\">Trump lawyer Alina Habba named US attorney for New Jersey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3356720\/trump-louisiana-governor-tout-20-billion-investment-hyundai\/\">Trump and Louisiana governor to tout $20 billion investment by Hyundai<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3356537\/trump-new-york-politics-home-state\/\">Trump scrambles New York politics with home-state meddling<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3319189\/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-determined-country-basis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced\">announced<\/a> reciprocal tariffs via an executive order signed last month, with the premise that the U.S. would simply match whatever tariffs other countries charged on its exports.<\/p>\n<p>However, that&rsquo;s a much more convoluted process than it sounds; the United States charges different import duties for various products depending on their country of origin. The Trump administration has also pledged to factor in non-tariff barriers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3350437\/trump-plans-tariffs-allies-value-added-taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"value-added taxes\">value-added taxes<\/a>, adding another layer of complexity to the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Exemptions are yet another layer, as countries worldwide offer concessions and meet with administration officials in hopes of avoiding Trump&rsquo;s trade wrath.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;April 2 will be a big day, that&rsquo;ll be reciprocal day, and we&rsquo;ll be bringing some of the money back that&rsquo;s been taken from us,&rdquo; Trump said. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><em>Bloomberg<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-03-24\/countries-race-to-avoid-trump-tariffs-in-final-sprint-to-april-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reports<\/a> India is one such country seeking exemptions<\/span>, as it and other nations meet this week with U.S. representatives. India has also said it would lower tariffs on bourbon from 150% to 100% as an olive branch to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been talking about tariffs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3207218\/donald-trump-tariff-avatar-praising-25th-president-william-mckinley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"since the 1980s\">since the 1980s<\/a>, saying that the U.S. is getting ripped off by its trading partners and promising to level the playing field. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3351245\/jd-vance-calls-end-cheap-labor-addiction-american-dynamism-summit-tech-ceos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vance calls for the end of addiction to &lsquo;cheap labor&rsquo; in speech to tech CEOs\">Vance calls for the end of addiction to &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-named-rnc-finance-chairman-shoring-up-2028-donors\/\" title=\"Vance named RNC finance chairman, shoring up 2028 donors\">cheap labor&#038;rsquo<\/a>; in speech to tech CEOs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During his second term, he has also made a habit of threatening tariffs and then mostly backing down from them after negotiating with other countries, something that could happen again when reciprocal tariffs go into effect.<\/p>\n<p>The European Union, another huge trading partner, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/bed348ee-3e05-47f6-8a83-563286b8b99e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"offered\">offered<\/a> to lower its 10% tariff on American cars to 2.5%, matching the U.S.&rsquo;s car tariffs. Trump, meanwhile, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3356937\/trump-pledges-25-tariff-on-any-country-buying-venezuelan-oil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pledged\">promised<\/a> a 25% tariff on any country that buys oil from Venezuela, which will layer on top of any existing import duties.<\/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_2073601\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2073601\"}});<\/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 hints at tariff &#8216;breaks&#8217; for countries before April 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2414725,"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\/Donald-Trump-reciprocal-tariffs.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9168,50406,7221,3634],"class_list":["post-2414724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economy","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trade","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Donald-Trump-reciprocal-tariffs.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414724","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414724"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2414728,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414724\/revisions\/2414728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2414725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}