Trump, in Campaign Appearances, Threatens to Apply More Tariffs
Former President Donald Trump, speaking at campaign rallies around the country in recent days in his quest to return to the White House, has threatened to impose a 200% tariff on John Deere imports if it keeps expanding manufacturing in Mexico, and that he would do the same to anyone else that moved manufacturing to another country.
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A reporter at a Pennsylvania event asked about the wisdom of tariffs, and he said Congress will approve his plans, but if they don't, "I don’t need them. I don’t need Congress. But they’ll approve it. I have the right to impose them myself if they don’t."
In Savannah, Georgia, he said, "Under my leadership we’re going to take other countries’ jobs," because he'll offer tax breaks and other support to convince foreign firms to open factories in the U.S. He said tariffs also will motivate them. "The only way they’ll get rid of that tariff is if they want to build the plant right here in the United States with you people operating that plant. We want American citizens, and we want their plants built here,” he said, as reported by Bloomberg.