{"id":2442031,"date":"2025-06-02T22:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T02:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-portends-death-of-us-economy-if-country-is-unable-to-counter-tariffs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T22:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T02:56:58","slug":"trump-portends-death-of-us-economy-if-country-is-unable-to-counter-tariffs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-portends-death-of-us-economy-if-country-is-unable-to-counter-tariffs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump portends death of US economy if country is unable to counter tariffs &#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\">32<\/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-portends-death-of-us-economy-if-country-is-unable-to-counter-tariffs-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=2442031&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>In a recent statement, President Donald Trump warned that the U.S.economy would face severe consequences if the country is unable to implement counter tariffs against other nations. This warning comes amid a legal dispute over his proposed &#8220;Liberation day&#8221; tariffs, which a U.S. court has currently blocked. Trump expressed concerns on social media, emphasizing that if the courts rule against these tariffs, it would jeopardize America&#8217;s economic stability and allow other countries to exploit the situation. He has long argued that tariffs are essential for counterbalancing the detrimental trade practices of other nations and for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >bringing manufacturing jobs back<\/a> to the U.S.Trump&#8217;s remarks highlight his belief in the necessity of tariffs as a negotiation tactic, asserting that they are crucial for the nation&#8217;s economic survival.  <\/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 portends death of US economy if country is unable to counter tariffs<\/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_2135653\" 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> forecasted the death of the U.S. economy if America were prevented from deploying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"tariffs\">counter tariffs<\/a> against other countries.<\/p>\n<p>A court battle is underway regarding Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; tariffs after the U.S. Court of International Trade blocked them from going into effect. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocks-trump-for-bleached-hair-to-union-crowd-that-chanted-lock-him-up\/\" title=\"Biden taunts ...s bleached hair to chanting union crowd, echoes &#039;lock him up\">president reiterated comments<\/a> he made over the weekend, issuing a grave warning if tariffs weren&rsquo;t allowed to go into effect.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3429045\/new-white-house-trump-portrait\/\">White House unveils new official portrait of Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3428722\/elon-musk-ketamine-drug-use-deny-dark-mental-hole\/\">Musk denies alleged extensive drug use, acknowledges using ketamine to get out of &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-denies-alleged-extensive-drug-use-acknowledges-using-ketamine\/\" title=\"Musk denies alleged extensive drug use, acknowledges using ketamine\">dark mental hole&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3428533\/trump-boulder-biden-policies-responsible-attack-israel-group\/\">Trump blames Biden border policies for Boulder, Colorado, attack targeting pro-Israel group<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;If other Countries are allowed to use Tariffs against us, and we&rsquo;re not allowed to counter them, quickly and nimbly, with Tariffs against them, our Country doesn&rsquo;t have, even a small chance, of Economic survival,&rdquo; Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The language parallels a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3427939\/trump-economic-ruination-america-courts-rule-against-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post he made yesterday\">post he made Sunday<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the Courts somehow rule against us on Tariffs, which is not expected, that would allow other Countries to hold our Nation hostage with their anti-American Tariffs that they would use against us,&rdquo; Trump wrote on Truth Social. &ldquo;This would mean the Economic ruination of the United States of America!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has long argued that other countries use tariffs as one of many ways to harm the United States in trade. He has repeatedly presented U.S. tariffs as a way to counter predatory strategies from other countries and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ford-faces-potential-subpoena-over-its-chinese-partnership-as-congress-dials-up-pressure\/\" title=\"Ford may receive a subpoena due to its Chinese partnership as Congress increases pressure.\">bring manufacturing home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3424010\/trump-pushes-back-taco-strategy-negotiation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP PUSHES BACK ON CHARACTERIZATION OF &lsquo;TACO&rsquo; STRATEGY: &lsquo;IT&rsquo;S CALLED NEGOTIATION&rsquo;\">TRUMP PUSHES BACK ON CHARACTERIZATION OF &lsquo;TACO&rsquo; STRATEGY: &lsquo;IT&rsquo;S CALLED NEGOTIATION&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Trump has praised tariffs as good in and of themselves, in recent months, he&rsquo;s focused on the deal-making aspect. He explained his logic after a reporter asked for a response to some traders&rsquo; allegations that he was &ldquo;chickening out&rdquo; when lowering tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s called negotiation.&nbsp;You set a number.&nbsp;And if you go down, if I set a&nbsp;ridiculous high number and I go&nbsp;down a little bit, a little bit,&nbsp;they want me to hold that&nbsp;number, 145% tariff.&nbsp;Even I said, &lsquo;Man, that really&nbsp;got up,&rsquo;&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3424010\/trump-pushes-back-taco-strategy-negotiation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump said last month\">Trump said last month<\/a>, adding he brought the number down after negotiations.<\/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_2135653\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2135653\"}});<\/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 warns of U.S. economic collapse without counter tariffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2442032,"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\/06\/trump-economic-survival.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50406,3634,38981],"class_list":["post-2442031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trump","tag-us-economy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/trump-economic-survival.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442031","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442031"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2442035,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442031\/revisions\/2442035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}