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Trump launches tariffs, saying international commerce has ‘looted, pillaged, raped, plundered’ US financial system

WashingtonTrump launches tariffs, saying international commerce has ‘looted, pillaged, raped, plundered’ US financial system

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President Donald Trump is about to launch a barrage of so-called reciprocal tariffs on buddy and foe alike

By JOSH BOAK, , Related Press,

Printed: April 2, 2025, 1:23pm

Up to date: April 2, 2025, 1:35pm

President Donald Trump speaks throughout an occasion to announce new tariffs within the Rose Backyard on the White Home, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Picture/Mark Schiefelbein)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump introduced plans for sweeping tariffs Wednesday, saying “our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” by different nations.

The aggressive rhetoric got here as Trump confirmed a willingness to dismantle a world financial system that the US helped to construct after World Battle II.

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