Washington Examiner
President Donald Trump has promised to impose 100% tariffs on countries trading with Russia if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to peace with Ukraine in 50 days.
“I’m disappointed in President Putin because I thought we would have had a deal two months ago, but it doesn’t seem to get there,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. “So, based on that, we’re going to be doing secondary tariffs. If we don’t have a deal in 50 days, it’s very simple, and they’ll be at 100%.”
When pressed on whether Congress should proceed with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal’s (D-CT) proposal of a 500% tariff on goods imported from countries that purchase Russian oil, gas, and uranium, Trump said he was unsure whether “we need it, but it’s certainly good that they’re doing it.”
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