Trump's Big Vision for US Tariffs
Crossroads with Joshua Philipp
The Epoch Times
4.9 • 594 Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The 90-day pause has come to an end, and the tariffs are back. The interim stage, when most countries were paying a set 10 percent levy, is now shifting, with many countries likely having to pay very substantial tariffs. President Donald Trump has now issued letters to several international leaders announcing the new tariff rates starting August 1st. And with this move, Trump is also detailing his vision of what this tariff policy will lead to.
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump has now issued letters to several international leaders announcing new tariff rates with an August 1st deadline. |
| 0:07.0 | And he has also explained the bigger vision of what tariffs are going to lead to. |
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| 1:10.2 | But look, folks, the tariffs, they are back, almost. The 90-day pause, new tariff deadline, not too far out, it's in August 1st. And that's where the interim stage, where most countries are paying just, you know, 10% tariffs still pretty high. That's coming to an end. and they're going to start paying much, much higher |
| 1:27.9 | tariffs after that date. President Trump has now issued letters to several international leaders, |
| 1:33.1 | which he posted publicly, announcing the new tariff rates with the new deadline. And with this, |
| 1:39.5 | Trump is also detailing what he wants all of this to lead to for the country. Now Epic Times said this. |
| 1:45.8 | It said President Donald Trump sent another round of letters to several heads of state on July 9th, |
| 1:50.8 | outlining the new U.S. tariff rates their countries will face starting on August 1st. |
| 1:58.0 | And in those letters also stating that if they decide to reciprocate the tariffs, |
| 2:02.7 | we will match the reciprocation and raise the tariffs. Now, it notes that Trump posted these on |
| 2:08.6 | Truth Social and the president called out eight countries all throughout the day, including |
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