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Today β€” 2 August 2025Main stream

Here's what countries will pay under Trump’s latest tariff plan

2 August 2025 at 02:48

President Donald Trump unveiled new tariff rates for dozens of countries after a flurry of negotiations ahead of the self-imposed Aug. 1 deadline.

The administration set rates for dozens of countries starting Aug. 7th, ranging from 10% to 41%. President Trump indicated he was open to conversations still, but did not guarantee new deals while leaving the White House Friday afternoon.

For many of the nation's top trading partners, preliminary steps had already been announced in the lead-up to Thursdays executive order, though the full text of some agreements has yet to be made public.

President Donald Trump previously announced a 20% tariff rate for Vietnam, 15% for the European Union and South Korea, and 10% for the United Kingdom. The rate for Taiwan was set at 20%, down from the original Liberation Day rate of 32%.

China was not affected, as discussions continue amid a pause on higher rates. Following a conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, President Donald Trump announced a 90-day delay while talks move forward.

President Trump previously announced a rate of 25% for India.

I understand India no longer is going to be buying oil from Russia. That's what I heard. I don't know if that's right or not, but that's a good step. We'll see what happens, Trump said Friday.

However, Canadas tariff rate increased by 10 points to 35% for goods not covered by existing trade agreements. The change, effective immediately, was tied to the flow of drugs across the northern border and came after President Donald Trump criticized Canadas recognition of a Palestinian state. Prime Minister Mark Carney responded by saying, Canada accounts for only 1% of U.S. fentanyl imports and has been working intensively to further reduce these volumes.

Something that is critically important about what's going on with these tariffs and Canada and Mexico is that everything that is currently protected under the North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA is exempted from the tariffs, which represents about 85% of all imports coming from Canada and Mexico. And so this is important when we want to start talking about things like impacts and what consumers are likely to feel versus what they might not feel, said Abby Hall, associate professor of economics at the University of Tampa.

The administration already announced action to increase Brazils rates as high as 50% in total, citing political factors.

He can talk to me any time he wants, Trump said of Brazils leader.

Switzerland saw a rate of 39%, up from its original reciprocal rate, while Syria and South Africa maintained among the higher rates.

We have a $40 billion deficit with Switzerland, and I spoke yesterday to Switzerland, but we have a $40 billion deficit with Switzerland, Trump said.

I think what I see from these announcements is it's really a starting point for further negotiations, for continued conversations about what are the tariffs that are at issue on the EU side. What are the non-tariff barriers? How will it be implementing these commitments? For many countries, even something that seems simple, like changing a tariff rate, reducing tariffs in U.S. products that may take a legislative process, it may be a regulatory process, Greta Peisch, partner at Wiley Rein and former general counsel at USTR under the Biden administration, said of the announcements unveiled ahead of Thursdays executive order.

Still, President Trump remained open to conversations with countries during the seven days before rates take effect, according to a senior administration official.

The official also noted the administration is fine where everything is, pointing to a significant amount of revenue.

While the administration has pointed to tariffs as a way to generate revenue and balance trade, others contend that tariffs will increase costs for families.

Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump says Epstein β€˜stole’ young women who were working at his Mar-a-Lago spa

29 July 2025 at 21:36

President Trump spoke with reporters aboard Air Force One Tuesday as he faces more questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

The president said that Epstein "stole" some young women that worked at his spa at Mar-a-Lago.

This is the furthest President Trump has ventured in his comments and explaining the breakdown between him in Jeffrey Epstein.

In remarks to reporters aboard Air Force One, the president again alleged that Jeffrey Epstein "stole" staff from Mar-a-Lago. The president indicated that included young women, going on to describe people taken by Epstein as those who worked in the spa.

When pressed if that included Virginia Giuffre, Trump at first said he didn't know, but then added he thought so, before stating "[Epstein] stole her."

Giuffre was one of the women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of abuse. Previously she said she was recruited from Mar-a-Lago. Giuffre died by suicide earlier this year.

The additional insight from President Trump comes after White House officials said Trump "kicked [Epstein] out of this club for being a creep."

RELATED STORY | 'He stole people that worked for me': Trump on falling out with Epstein

President Trump held the following exchange with reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday:

Reporter: You're saying that Jeffrey Epstein poached two of your staffers? Who were they? Were they young?

President Trump: I don't want to say two, or I don't want to say any number. You're talking about many years ago. But yeah, he took people, and because he took people, I said "Don't do it any more. They work for me." And he took... beyond that, he took some others, and once he did that that was the end of him.

Reporter: Epstein has a certain reputation, obviously. Just curious: Were some of the workers that were taken from you were some of them young women?

President Trump: I don't want to say. Everyone knows the people that were taken. It was the concept of taking people that work for me is bad. That story's been pretty well out there, and the answer is yes, they were.

Reporter: Yes they were young women?

President Trump: In the spa. People that worked in the spa. I have a great spa, one of the best spas in the world at Mar-a-Lago. And people were taken out of the spa. Hired by him. In other words, gone. And other people would come and complain, "This guy is taking people from the spa." I didn't know that. When I heard about it, I told him, I said, "Listen, we don't want you taking our people." Whether it was spa or not spa, I don't want him taking people. Then he was fine, and not too long after that, he did it again, and I said "Out of here."

Reporter: Did one of those stolen persons include Virginia Giuffre?

President Trump: I don't know. I think she worked at the spa. I think so. I think that was one of the people, yep. He stole her. And by the way, she had no complaints about us, as you know. None whatsoever.

RELATED STORY | Ghislaine Maxwell lays out list of demands to testify before Congress on Epstein

President Trump's comments come as the Justice Department has both sought the unsealing of grand jury transcripts on Epstein's case at Trump's direction, and has engaged in conversations with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

Maxwell was subpoenaed by House Oversight Chair James Comer to testify before Congress next month. However, in a letter obtained by Scripps News, Maxwell's attorneys told the committee that their client "would like to find a way to cooperate with Congress if a fair and safe path forward can be established," while listing various conditions that would need to be addressed.

Maxwell has demanded that questions from the committee must be made available in advance. The letter states that Maxwell is also requesting that any appearance be scheduled only after the resolution of her Supreme Court petition to have her conviction thrown out or if President Trump grants her clemency.

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