Newly declassified documents from the Durham report suggest Hillary Clinton’s campaign approved the Russia-collusion narrative to distract from her email scandal. President Trump’s trade deadline arrives, hitting countries like India, Brazil, and Canada with steep new tariffs while South Korea secures a last-minute deal. A Daily Wire exclusive reveals that Massachusetts police are being trained to view the parental rights group Moms for Liberty as a &#8220;hate group,&#8221; based on SPLC designations.
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<h2>Russiagate Points to Hillary Clinton</h2>
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Topline: Newly declassified documents from the Durham report, released by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Thursday, suggest the Obama-era FBI ignored intelligence that Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign approved a plan to tie Donald Trump to Russia to distract from her email server scandal.
The declassified annex shows the Obama administration received intelligence in 2016 that Hillary Clinton had approved a campaign plan to smear her rival Donald Trump by linking him to Russia. The goal was reportedly to derail the FBI’s investigation into her unauthorized use of a private email server. The plan allegedly involved Clinton’s campaign, the DNC, and the firm Fusion GPS hiring former British spy Christopher Steele to create the narrative.
According to the documents, high-ranking Obama officials were made aware of the Clinton plan. CIA Director John Brennan briefed President Obama, Vice President Biden, DNI James Clapper, and FBI Director James Comey on the matter in a White House meeting on August 3, 2016. The CIA later sent an investigative referral to the FBI about the &#8220;purported Clinton campaign plan.&#8221;
In a heavily redacted section, the annex reveals that the CIA prepared a written assessment in 2017 and &#8220;did not assess &#8230; the &#8230; memoranda &#8230; to be the product of Russian fabrications.&#8221; In other words, the agency found the intelligence regarding the Clinton plan to be credible. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that he has made criminal referrals to the Department of Justice. In a statement, Senator Grassley called the affair &#8220;one of the biggest political scandals and cover-ups in American history.&#8221;
<h2>Trump’s Tariff Deadline Arrives</h2>
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Topline: The White House updated its tariff plan on Thursday evening, hours before President Trump’s deadline for new trade agreements was set to kick in.
The new <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/further-modifying-the-reciprocal-tariff-rates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plan</a> pushes the implementation of tariffs on most countries back a week from August 1 to August 7 to give Customs and Border Patrol officials time to adjust to the new levies leveled at dozens of countries. The new plan also reveals a host of tariff rates that are set to kick in.
India will now be hit with a 25% tariff, plus an additional secondary tariff for continuing to buy Russian oil. &#8220;I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care,&#8221; Trump wrote on Truth Social. The move prompted Indian state refiners to pause all purchases of Russian oil.
Earlier this week, Brazil was hit with sanctions and a 50% tariff, the largest of all, due to its large trade deficit and what Trump calls the political persecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Trump&#8217;s new plan hits Brazil with a 10% so-called reciprocal tariff, which appears to be in addition to the 50% tariff that the president previously announced.
Canada, America’s second-largest trading partner, now faces a 35% tariff that took effect at midnight on August 1. The president linked the failure to secure a deal with Canada&#8217;s recent announcement that it would back a Palestinian state.
There were also several deals made as Trump&#8217;s August 1 deadline approached. The U.S. finalized a major agreement with South Korea, which includes a 15% tariff on Korean imports in exchange for a $350 billion investment in American businesses and the purchase of an additional $100 billion in natural gas. A deal was also reached with Pakistan.
Mexico was granted an extension as negotiations continue, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/29/us-china-trade-00481958">said</a> earlier this week that an August 12 extension for trade talks with China was likely.
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<h2>Massachusetts Police Trained That ‘Moms for Liberty’ Is a Hate Group</h2>
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Topline: A Daily Wire exclusive reveals that police training materials in Massachusetts list the conservative parental rights group Moms for Liberty as a &#8220;hate group,&#8221; citing the far-Left Southern Poverty Law Center as a source.
Moms for Liberty obtained the training materials from the Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Committee through a Freedom of Information request. The documents list the parental rights group in a section on hate groups alongside neo-Nazi organizations and &#8220;Antifa.&#8221; The training cites the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which has labeled Moms for Liberty an &#8220;anti-government extremist&#8221; group, as its source.
&#8220;It&#8217;s crazy that we are in a time when Moms for Liberty is listed in this training &#8230; with neo-Nazi groups, with Antifa,&#8221; Tina Descovich, co-founder of Moms for Liberty, told Morning Wire. &#8220;Moms for Liberty is here to show up at school board meetings &#8230; Antifa is burning down whole cities. &#8230; These two are not equivalent.&#8221;
The training materials claim that Moms for Liberty uses &#8220;parents rights as a vehicle to attack public education and make schools less welcoming for minority and LGBTQ students.&#8221; The training links to biased PBS articles attacking the group, while simultaneously linking to an article that describes the violent extremist group &#8220;Antifa&#8221; as a &#8220;relatively small&#8221; threat. Descovich noted that despite the official training, local police officers often approach her members to quietly offer their support.
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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States has struck a trade agreement with South Korea just days ahead of his August 1 deadline.
As part of the deal, South Korea will “give to the United States $350 Billion Dollars for Investments owned and controlled by the United States, and selected by myself, as President,” said Trump in a post on <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114944494894008041">Truth Social</a>.
“Additionally, South Korea will purchase $100 Billion Dollars of LNG, or other Energy products and, further, South Korea has agreed to invest a large sum of money for their Investment purposes,” he added.
Trump said goods from the United States to South Korea would not be subject to tariffs, while South Korean goods sold in the United States would be subject to a 15% tariff. 
South Korea will be “completely OPEN TO TRADE” with the United States, Trump declared.
The 15% tariff is a reduction from the 25% tariff the president had placed on goods from South Korea previously, though both are significantly higher than the tariffs on South Korean goods prior to Trump’s negotiations. The United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement ratified in 2011 <a href="https://kagc.us/biden-vs-trump-where-do-they-stand-on-u-s-korea-trade/">removed</a> tariffs from 95% of goods over its first five years.
The deal came just hours after the president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/other-countries-are-making-offers-trump-announces-oil-reserve-deal-with-pakistan">announced</a> an agreement with Pakistan for a joint United States-Pakistan agreement to develop the latter’s oil resources.
“We have just concluded a Deal with the Country of Pakistan, whereby Pakistan and the United States will work together on developing their massive Oil Reserves,” said Trump in another social media post. “We are in the process of choosing the Oil Company that will lead this Partnership. Who knows, maybe they’ll be selling Oil to India some day!”
Trump, who recently scored <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-secures-biggest-of-all-trade-deals-with-eu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">breakthroughs</a> in talks with the European Union and Japan, suggested that other deals may come soon as negotiators rush to strike agreements ahead of his August 1 deadline to raise tariffs again. 
“Likewise, other Countries are making offers for a Tariff reduction,” Trump said. “All of this will help reduce our Trade Deficit in a very major way. A full report will be released at the appropriate time. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

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President Trump secures a massive trade deal with the E.U. and brokers a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia. A possible motive emerges for the New York City mass shooting that left four dead. A decline in the U.S. birthrate spells trouble for the country and the economy. 
It’s Wednesday, July 30, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2>Trump Touts Trade and Peace Deal Triumphs</h2>
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Topline: President Trump returned to the White House on Tuesday night following a successful trip to the United Kingdom, where he finalized a massive trade deal with the European Union and brokered a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. 
The White House is calling the trip a “winning streak” for the president. Under the terms of the trade agreement, the European Union will remove significant tariffs on American goods and purchase $750 billion of United States energy exports during the president’s term in office. The E.U. will also invest $600 billion in the U.S. over the same period. The deal is expected to provide American farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers with unprecedented market access to Europe. 
President Trump also announced on Monday that Thailand and Cambodia had reached a ceasefire after he warned them that continued conflict would jeopardize any potential trade deals with the U.S. The president has now brokered approximately one peace deal or ceasefire per month since taking office. 
Meanwhile, a third round of trade negotiations between the U.S. and China concluded in Sweden without a specific agreement. However, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the talks as &#8220;constructive,&#8221; suggesting that Trump’s recent deals with Japan and the E.U. have given the U.S. leverage, putting China in &#8220;more of a mood for a wide ranging discussion.&#8221; 
<h2>Motive Emerges In Midtown Manhattan Mass Shooting</h2>
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Topline: Four people are dead, including an NYPD officer, after a gunman opened fire in a midtown Manhattan office building on Monday in New York&#8217;s deadliest mass shooting in 25 years.
The 27-year-old shooter stormed the lobby of the skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue, killing four people before taking his own life. According to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a suicide note found on the gunman suggests he was targeting the NFL headquarters located in the building. The shooter, who had a history of mental health problems, claimed in the note that he was suffering from CTE, a brain disease linked to head trauma, from playing football. However, he only played in high school.
The shooter was armed with an M-4 rifle, a style of weapon that is banned under New York’s strict gun laws. Following the attack, New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) called for a nationwide ban on semi-automatic rifles.
The shooting came as officials in Cincinnati gave an update on a separate, brutal street brawl that went viral over the weekend. Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge blamed social media and journalists for misrepresenting the incident and making the investigation more difficult. The city&#8217;s Democratic mayor, Aftab Pureval, accused the Trump administration&#8217;s Department of Justice of politicizing the attack by investigating it for potential hate crime charges. 
<h2>U.S. Faces a ‘Birth Dearth’</h2>
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Topline: The U.S. birthrate fell to an all-time low in 2024, according to a new CDC report, prompting concerns about the future of the nation&#8217;s culture and economy. 
The CDC’s annual report revealed that the U.S. fertility rate dropped to 1.59 children per woman last year, a 19% decline in the last 20 years. This is significantly below the 2.1 rate needed for a generation to replace itself, and it means fewer babies were born in America in 2024 than in 1964, when the population was nearly half its current size. 
The decline is attributed to several factors. Socially, women are waiting longer to have children, with the average age of a first-time mother now at 27.5, up from 22 in 1980. Biologically, fertility rates have also fallen. The average man&#8217;s sperm count has dropped 62% since 1970, a decline linked to rising obesity rates and exposure to &#8220;forever chemicals&#8221; like PFAs. 
The Trump administration views the trend as a crisis. Vice President JD Vance has called the low birthrate an &#8220;existential threat to America.&#8221; The administration has responded with executive actions to reduce the cost of in-vitro fertilization, expand the Child Tax Credit, and has proposed a &#8220;Baby Bonus&#8221; that would provide a $5,000 cash payment to parents for each new child.

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President Donald Trump announced two trade deals Tuesday, continuing his streak of securing open markets for exported American goods while imposing strapping tariffs on Philippine and Indonesian goods.
&#8220;It was a beautiful visit, and we concluded our Trade Deal, whereby The Philippines is going OPEN MARKET with the United States, and ZERO Tariffs,&#8221; Trump said in a TruthSocial <a href="https://x.com/PressSec/status/1947711882837577786" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> following his meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Trump quickly followed up with details about a massive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-lands-indonesia-trade-deal-as-e-u-readies-retaliation?author=Reuters&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Lands+Indonesia+Trade+Deal+As+E.U.+Readies+Retaliation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trade deal</a> with the republic of Indonesia made last week.
&#8220;It is agreed that Indonesia will be Open Market to American Industrial and Tech Products, and Agricultural goods, by eliminating 99% of their Tariff Barriers,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1947739044936392715" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
These deals come after Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bessent-trump-will-revive-foreign-tariffs-if-countries-dont-move-along-by-august-1?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Bessent%3A+Trump+Will+Revive+Foreign+Tariffs+If+Countries+Don%E2%80%99t+%E2%80%98Move+Along%E2%80%99+By+August+1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatened</a> several countries to come to the table by August 1st or face increased tariff rates.
American producers will now have access to the Philippine market completely free from tariffs, Trump said. At the same time, all Philippine imports will carry a 19% tariff — a slight reduction from the threatened 20% tariff.
The <a href="https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/southeast-asia-pacific/philippines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philippines</a> — a country with about a third of the population of the United States — ran roughly a $5 billion trade imbalance in 2024, importing $9.3 billion in U.S. goods while exporting $14.2 billion worth of goods to the United States.
The United States imports a vast amount of electronic circuits and office machine parts from the Philippines, while exporting mostly foodstuffs and integrated circuits to the Southeast Asian country, according to a 2023 <a href="https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/usa/partner/phl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> by the Observatory of Economic Complexity.
Trump recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-announces-major-trade-deal-with-vietnam-days-before-tariff-increases?author=Sam+Korkus&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Announces+Major+Trade+Deal+With+Vietnam+Days+Before+Tariff+Increases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured</a> a similar trade deal with Vietnam, clinching an open market for American goods while all imported Vietnamese goods will carry a 20% tariff.
Trump also floated continued military collaboration with the Philippines. &#8220;In addition,&#8221; Trump wrote, &#8220;we will work together Militarily.&#8221;
The Philippines sits in a strategic location near China and has <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/philippines-says-military-leaders-working-set-up-one-theatre-approach-east-south-2025-06-30/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clashed</a> with the Chinese in recent memory.
In a Monday meeting between Marcos and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the latter <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4250755/hegseth-philippine-president-meet-to-advance-deterrence-in-indo-pacific/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> &#8220;Our storied alliance has never been stronger or more essential than it is today. … Together, we remain committed to the mutual defense treaty. And this pact extends to armed attacks on our armed forces, aircraft or public vessels, including our Coast Guard, anywhere in the Pacific, including the South China Sea.&#8221;
Hegseth added that, &#8220;We do not seek confrontation, but we are and will be ready and resolute.&#8221;
Trump praised Marcos, saying that &#8220;It was a Great Honor to be with the President. He is Highly Respected in his Country, as he should be. He is also a very good, and tough, negotiator. We extend our warmest regards to the wonderful people of The Philippines!&#8221;

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President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he would hit both Mexico and the European Union with a 30% tariff, effective August 1. 
Trump made the announcements in letters sent to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday. In response, von der Leyen stated that the European Union would continue its efforts to reach a trade deal with the United States before the August 1 trade negotiation deadline. 
“The United States of America has agreed to continue working with the European Union, despite having one of our largest Trade Deficits with you. Nevertheless, we have decided to move forward, but only with more balanced and fair TRADE,” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com">wrote</a> to von der Leyen. 
He added that there would be no tariffs for European companies that relocate their manufacturing to the United States and that the rates could be adjusted if the European Union dropped trade barriers for American goods. If the European Union retaliated with its own new tariffs, Trump said he would raise the 30% levy by an equal number. 
After Trump&#8217;s letter was posted on Truth Social, von der Leyen <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_1816">said</a> that the tariffs would “disrupt essential transatlantic supply chains.” 
“Few economies in the world match the European Union&#8217;s level of openness and adherence to fair trading practices. The EU has consistently prioritized a negotiated solution with the U.S., reflecting our commitment to dialogue, stability, and a constructive transatlantic partnership,” she said. 
“We remain ready to continue working towards an agreement by August 1. At the same time, we will take all necessary steps to safeguard EU interests, including the adoption of proportionate countermeasures if required,” she added. 
The European Union <a href="https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/europe/european-union">exported</a> about $605.8 billion worth of goods to the United States in 2024. Trump has already imposed tariffs on European steel and aluminum.  
Trump’s letter to Mexico said that it was not doing enough to crack down on drug cartels. 
“Mexico has been helping me secure the border, BUT, what Mexico has done, is not enough,” he wrote. “Mexico still has not stopped the Cartels who are trying to turn all of North America into a Narco-Trafficking Playground. Obviously, I cannot let that happen!”
He said that if Mexico was successful in stopping the cartels, he would consider an adjustment to the tariff rates. In a statement, Mexico&#8217;s government <a href="https://www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/mexico-ya-esta-en-negociaciones-con-estados-unidos-para-proteger-empresas-y-empleos">said</a> that it was already negotiating with the American officials over the proposed tariffs. 
On Monday morning, Trump posted on Truth Social that other countries had been taking advantage of the United States through trade. 
“The United States of America has been ripped off on TRADE (and MILITARY!), by friend and foe, alike, for DECADES. It has come at a cost of TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS, and it is just not sustainable any longer &#8211; And never was! Countries should sit back and say, &#8216;Thank you for the many year’s long free ride, but we know you now have to do what’s right for America.&#8217; We should respond by saying, &#8216;Thank you for understanding the situation we are in. Greatly appreciated!&#8217;”

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President Donald Trump has scored some of the biggest wins of his administration in the past two weeks to be capped with what may be his signature legislative win of his second term.
Congress passed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” on Thursday, sending the legislation to Trump’s desk in time for the July 4 deadline that the president had set. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called the bill a “key cornerstone of America’s new golden age” after he and Trump worked late into the night whipping votes to get the package through the House on Thursday afternoon.
The legislation makes permanent Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, as well as eliminating some taxes on tips and Social Security. It also includes a $150 billion boost to border security and deportation measures, and another $150 billion toward new defense spending. The bill encourages a boom in fossil fuel energy production while cutting tax credits for green energy and electric vehicles. The bill tightens rules and implements work requirements to receive Medicaid.
“President Trump is racking up win after win – making this the best two weeks for everyday Americans in decades. On the world stage and on the home front, President Trump has delivered on his promises like no other President before. It’s clear that President Trump was right about everything, Americans still aren’t tired of winning, and our country has never been HOTTER!” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told The Daily Wire in a statement.
Other wins for the president from the past two weeks include:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">The June jobs report <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-effect-u-s-adds-147k-jobs-beating-projections-for-fourth-straight-month">released</a> on Thursday showed the United States added 147,000 jobs last month, outpacing expectations and showing positive job growth in the country for four months straight. The U.S. economy has added nearly 700,000 jobs since January.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Border encounters in the month of June again <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-patrol-saw-fewer-migrant-encounters-last-month-than-one-single-day-under-biden-homan-says">plunged</a> to the lowest level in decades, surpassing a previous decades-long low set in March. Federal authorities tallied just 6,070 encounters with illegal aliens at the Southern Border last month, and stopped all from entering the United States.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The Supreme Court last week <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-sides-with-trump-limits-nationwide-injunctions-in-birthright-citizenship-fight">delivered</a> a major win to the Trump administration, restricting the ability of district court judges to issue nationwide injunctions that have thwarted policies from the White House. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote for the 6-3 majority that “federal courts do not exercise general oversight of the Executive Branch; they resolve cases and controversies consistent with the authority Congress has given them.”</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-announces-major-trade-deal-with-vietnam-days-before-tariff-increases">announced</a> a trade deal with Vietnam on Wednesday just days before the president’s 90-day pause on Liberation Day tariffs expires. According to Trump, American producers will have duty-free access to Vietnam’s market while Vietnamese goods will have a 20% tariff to enter the United States. “Transshipped” goods sent to the United States via Vietnam from other countries will be tariffed at 40%.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The S&amp;P 500 and NASDAQ both <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/us-stock-futures-steady-investors-await-payrolls-data-2025-07-03/">closed</a> at record highs on Thursday.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Gas prices hit the lowest level in four years heading into the Independence Day holiday weekend. The national average for a gallon of gas stood at $3.16 on Thursday, a $0.35 drop from a year ago, according to data from <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/">AAA</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Last week, NATO countries <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-triumphs-nato-bows-to-u-s-pressure-with-5-defense-pledge">agreed</a> to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP at Trump’s urging, with the lone exception of Spain.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">United States bombers and submarines delivered strikes against three nuclear sites in Iran in a June 21 surprise attack dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer.” The Pentagon has said the strikes “obliterated” nuclear facilities at Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan and <a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/07/03/us-strikes-set-back-irans-nuclear-program-up-to-2-years-dod-says/">set</a> Iran’s nuclear program back at least one to two years.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Following the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jd-vance-end-of-israel-iran-war-an-important-reset-moment-for-middle-east">brokered</a> and held together a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Last week, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-brokers-peace-agreement-between-rwanda-and-congo-at-white-house">hosted</a> leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the White House to broker a peace agreement and end a 30-year conflict between the two countries.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Pakistan <a href="https://x.com/FoxNews/status/1936235634286268493">nominated</a> President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize on June 20 “in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis.”</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Trump <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/26/trump-golden-share-us-steel-nippon-merger.html">secured</a> a “golden share” of U.S. Steel last week as part of an $14 billion deal for Japan’s Nippon Steel to acquire the U.S. steel manufacturer. The “golden share,” made official in an amended corporate charter filed with the United States last week, grants Trump and future presidents broad veto power over key decisions made regarding U.S. Steel, including changes to the company name or selling production locations in the next decade.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Under pressure from the White House, the University of Pennsylvania has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/upenn-agrees-to-strip-medals-from-lia-thomas-as-part-of-sweeping-white-house-deal">agreed</a> to bar males from competing in female sports or using female “intimate facilities.” The school will also adopt “biology-based definitions” for “male” and “female” that comply with the president’s executive orders. The university will also strip trans-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas of the titles he won on the women’s team while returning “misappropriated” awards to female athletes.</li>
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WASHINGTON — The United States is terminating trade discussions with Canada for the time being, President Donald Trump announced on Friday, citing the country&#8217;s digital services tax on American tech companies.
The president made the announcement in a Truth Social post following a Friday afternoon press briefing at the White House.
&#8220;We have just been informed that Canada, a very difficult Country to TRADE with, including the fact that they have charged our Farmers as much as 400% Tariffs, for years, on Dairy Products, has just announced that they are putting a Digital Services Tax on our American Technology Companies, which is a direct and blatant attack on our Country,&#8221; Trump shared.
&#8220;They are obviously copying the European Union, which has done the same thing, and is currently under discussion with us, also,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada, effective immediately.&#8221;
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&#8220;We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying to do business with the United States of America within the next seven day period,&#8221; he added, concluding, as always, &#8220;Thank you for your attention to this matter!&#8221;
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The president&#8217;s announcement comes after the United States put levies on Canadian goods after he took office this year, a move which prompted Canada to put tariffs on American exports. Canada is the largest importer of American exports, while the United States is Canada&#8217;s biggest trading partner.
Prime Minister Carney&#8217;s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.
During his press briefing on Friday afternoon, the president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-sides-with-trump-limits-nationwide-injunctions-in-birthright-citizenship-fight?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Mairead+Elordi&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Supreme+Court+Sides+With+Trump%2C+Limits+Nationwide+Injunctions+In+Birthright+Citizenship+Fight">celebrated multiple wins</a> throughout the past week, including Supreme Court opinions on birthright citizenship and parental rights. In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court said lower courts do not have the unilateral authority to block Trump’s agenda, allowing Trump to try to end birthright citizenship in some parts of the country while legal challenges against his order proceed in others.

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In April, President Trump imposed global reciprocal tariffs on the United States’ trading partners, invoking his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977, to address the national <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-declares-national-emergency-to-increase-our-competitive-edge-protect-our-sovereignty-and-strengthen-our-national-and-economic-security/">emergency</a> posed by the large and persistent trade deficit” driven by the lack of reciprocity in the country’s trade relationship.
President Trump also wanted to see jobs and factories come “<a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-wants-us-to-make-things-again-but-is-it-ready-for-the-challenge-125060400675_1.html">roaring back</a>” to the United States.
The idea that the United States can become a manufacturing powerhouse is an attractive one, to politicians on both sides of the aisle. After all, who would not be in favor of economic revitalization, new jobs, improved security, and economic independence? However, America’s ability to establish manufacturing dominance faces insurmountable challenges… unless we are smart about the industries we “bring home.”
Historically, the United States has never been a true manufacturing superpower.
Manufacturing employment in the United States peaked in 1979, with nearly 20 million workers employed in the “manufacturing sector.” Over the next four decades, manufacturing entered a structural decline, and the United States transitioned to a service-oriented economy. By 2020, “the <a href="https://www.blackrock.com/us/financial-professionals/insights/exploring-us-manufacturing#:~:text=In%201979%2C%20U.S.%20employment%20in,a%20more%20service%2Doriented%20economy.">service</a> sector dominated the economy,” accounting for 79% of the nation&#8217;s Gross Domestic Product, up from 52% in 1950, and represented 80% of the nation’s total employment. In 2025, fewer than 13 million <a href="https://nam.org/mfgdata/facts-about-manufacturing-expanded/">workers</a> were in the manufacturing sector.
The challenges for the United States to become a manufacturing superpower are many and complex.
First, the country simply does not have the labor pool to do so. The <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/04/adp-jobs-report-may-2025-.html">unemployment</a> rate in May 2025, the latest data available, was approximately 4.2%, near full employment.
The labor <a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/data/widget">participation</a> rate is running at 62.6%, which is well below the 67+ percent <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/191734/us-civilian-labor-force-participation-rate-since-1990/">rate</a> seen in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but not low enough to indicate there is a bench of workers waiting to enter the job market and join the manufacturing sector.
In addition, our labor force is one of the highest-paid in the world. In the United States, the average hourly <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t24.htm">wage</a> of a “nonsupervisory manufacturing employee” is approximately $28.80. In 2020, that wage was approximately $6.50 per hour in <a href="https://www.china-briefing.com/news/reshoring-from-china-to-mexico-how-prevalent-is-it-really/#:~:text=The%20hourly%20wage%20for%20manufacturing,over%2012%20percent%20from%202019.">China</a> and $4.82 in Mexico. In <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/744071/manufacturing-labor-costs-per-hour-china-vietnam-mexico/#:~:text=A%20difference%20in%20earnings,and%20Vietnam%20for%20cheaper%20labor.&amp;text=Log%20in%20or%20register%20to%20access%20precise%20data.">Vietnam</a>, the average hourly wage in manufacturing is $3.10.
We simply do not have the workers to compete with less developed nations, and those we do have make too much money to make America competitive with them.
The only answer would be to open our borders and import foreign workers to fill manufacturing openings at suppressed wages. This is something that President Trump rightly opposes, as it would change the make-up of the United States, to the detriment of our national identity.
So, what are we to do?
The United States can reshore its manufacturing, but must do so on a limited, prioritized basis. We should not care where our tennis shoes, blue jeans, or T-shirts are manufactured. Those industries hold no vital interest to the United States.
However, we should prioritize the reshoring of industries such as pharmaceuticals, computer chips, drones, and food additives.
“Approximately 40% of finished pharmaceutical products and 80% of active drug ingredients sold in the U.S. are manufactured overseas, <a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-262t">according to a report by the GAO</a>. This includes a significant portion of generic drugs, with roughly 80% being produced overseas.”
China controls 80% of the <a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/a-global-strategy-to-secure-uas-supply-chains/">drone</a> market in the United States.
83% of <a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/strategy-united-states-regain-its-position-semiconductor-manufacturing#:~:text=And%20as%20to%20semiconductors%2C%2083,capacity%20is%20now%208%20percent.">semiconductors</a> are manufactured outside of the United States.
As a free market capitalist, I do not like the government picking “winning industries,” but there is a national security aspect to consider, and President Trump is doing this.
The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/pulling-billions-from-harvard-fund-trade-schools-heres-what-people-saying-about-trumps-latest-move">president</a> recently floated the idea of taking the $2.2 billion in frozen assets from Harvard University and using that money to fund trade schools, where people could learn to support the manufacturing that is in the nation’s vital and national interests.
At the end of the day, the United States will never become a manufacturing superpower. Our cost structure and standard of living are simply too high… and that is a good problem to have.
However, we must focus on reshoring those industries that are vital to our national defense and our national interests. With the right focus and incentives, we can quickly achieve this strategic goal and free ourselves from our competitors’ supply chain whims.
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Jim Nelles is a Navy veteran and supply chain consultant based in Chicago. His articles have appeared in the Washington Examiner, Newsweek, Foxnews.com, and The Daily Wire. He has served as a chief procurement officer, chief supply chain officer, and chief operations officer for multiple companies.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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After two days of talks in Switzerland, President Donald Trump&#8217;s envoys touted what they said was significant movement toward reaching a trade deal with China.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Sunday that there was <a href="https://x.com/business/status/1921615311838577125" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;substantial progress&#8221;</a> and a &#8220;great deal of productivity&#8221; in the discussions with Chinese officials.
&#8220;We will be giving details tomorrow, but I can tell you that the talks were productive,&#8221; Bessent added.
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The delegation from China also indicated the negotiations went well.
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said the talks marked &#8220;an important first step&#8221; and promised a joint statement, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-11/us-china-made-substantial-progress-in-trade-talks-bessent-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a>.
As it stands, the United States imposed an overall tariff rate on Chinese goods at 145%. Beijing responded by <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/china-strikes-back-with-125percent-tariffs-on-us-goods-starting-april-12.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raising</a> tariffs on U.S. goods to 125%.
China&#8217;s delegation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-dispatches-top-security-chief-to-face-trump-team-over-fentanyl-crisis-tariffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> included President Xi Jinping&#8217;s top security official, a sign the discussions broached the fentanyl crisis in addition to trade.
The world&#8217;s two largest economies have been roiled as a result of the trade war, which escalated with Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs last month.
Bessent noted that he and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer spoke to Trump the night before.
&#8220;He is fully informed of what is going on,&#8221; Bessent said of the president.
Trump himself posted about the talks on Truth Social in the evening on Saturday.
&#8220;A very good meeting today with China, in Switzerland. Many things discussed, much agreed to. A total reset negotiated in a friendly, but constructive, manner,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114486066663976973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
&#8220;We want to see, for the good of both China and the U.S., an opening up of China to American business. GREAT PROGRESS MADE!!!&#8221; the president added.
Greer, who was standing beside Bessent, said China&#8217;s officials &#8220;worked very diligently&#8221; and were &#8220;very tough negotiators.&#8221;
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He echoed what Bessent said, declaring how the past two days were &#8220;very constructive,&#8221; and then made a stark observation about the timeframe.
&#8220;It&#8217;s important to understand how quickly we were able to come to agreement, which reflects that perhaps the differences were not so large as maybe thought,&#8221; Greer said.
&#8220;That being said, there was a lot of groundwork that went into these two days,&#8221; he continued.
Greer also emphasized that it was &#8220;important&#8221; to remember why they were there in the first place.
&#8220;The United States has a massive $1.2 trillion trade deficit, so the president declared a national emergency and imposed tariffs,&#8221; Greer said.
&#8220;We&#8217;re confident that the deal we struck with our Chinese partners will help us work toward resolving that national emergency,&#8221; he added.
Heading into the high-stakes talks, Trump suggested that Bessent had room to offer a lower rate.
“80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B,” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114477628854583525" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a Truth Social post on Friday.
Trump officials have been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sorry-china-bessent-says-deal-with-massive-trade-partner-very-close" target="_blank" rel="noopener">negotiating</a> on trade with a host of nations impacted by the president&#8217;s &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs, which hinge on a national emergency declaration.
Last week, the White House unveiled a trade deal <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-u-s-uk-reach-historic-trade-deal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">framework</a> with the United Kingdom.

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President Donald Trump, joined by representatives from the United Kingdom in the Oval Office, announced on Thursday that the two countries will cut back on trade barriers in the first major trade deal for the president.
The agreement will allow the United States to gain increased market access in the United Kingdom — the sixth-largest economy in the world — for billions of dollars worth of American exports, according to Trump. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who spoke to the president over the phone, told Trump he is &#8220;really pleased&#8221; with the deal between the two allies. The final details are still being worked out, but Trump will keep some tariffs in place on British imports. The president emphasized that the deal would boost both countries&#8217; industrial bases and help protect steel.
&#8220;Both countries have agreed that economic security is national security and will be working together as allies to ensure that we have a strong industrial base and appropriate export controls and protections for key technologies and industries like steel,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Steel was a big factor. Both countries will become stronger with steel.&#8221;
Shortly after announcing the deal, President Trump posted a chart on social media, showing that Britain&#8217;s tariffs on U.S. goods will drop to 1.8% while &#8220;reciprocal tariffs&#8221; on the United Kingdom will remain at 10%. Trump said other nations should not view the 10% tariff on Britain as a template for how the administration will negotiate future deals.
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Asked by Daily Wire White House Reporter Mary Margaret Olohan if the trade deal includes any assurances from Britain to protect free speech and freedom of religion, Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the agreement is solely focused on the economy.
Lutnick added that the deal will also allow the United Kingdom to export up to 100,000 vehicles to the United States for a 10% tariff. Lutnick said the agreement will enable the U.K. to maintain access to the U.S. market while also protecting American jobs. The United States will be able to gain more access to U.K. markets to sell agricultural products such as “ethanol, beef, [and] machinery,&#8221; according to Lutnick. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the deal will &#8220;exponentially increase our beef exports&#8221; to the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom will also be allowed to export Rolls-Royce engines and airplane parts to the United States tariff-free, and Britain will purchase $10 billion worth of Boeing airplanes from the United States, Lutnick added.
Starmer praised Trump and his trade team for working out the trade deal.
&#8220;Really important deal,&#8221; Starmer said. &#8220;This is going to boost trade between and across our countries. It&#8217;s not only going to protect jobs, but create jobs, opening market access.&#8221;
The deal is a significant step for the Trump administration as it seeks to negotiate new trade agreements with dozens of countries worldwide following the president&#8217;s &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs rollout last month.

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Vice President JD Vance declared in a Tuesday interview that Europe must stop being America&#8217;s &#8220;permanent security vassal&#8221; while slamming continental leaders for repeatedly ignoring voters on immigration.
&#8220;Europe&#8217;s entire security infrastructure, for my entire life, has been subsidized by the United States of America,&#8221; Vance <a href="https://unherd.com/2025/04/jd-vance-my-message-to-europe/">argued</a> in an interview with British website UnHerd.
The vice president specifically noted that with the possible exception of Britain, France, and Poland, &#8220;most European nations don&#8217;t have militaries that can provide for their reasonable defense.&#8221; He emphasized that European leaders have &#8220;radically underinvested in security, and that has to change.&#8221;
&#8220;It’s not good for Europe to be the permanent security vassal of the United States,&#8221; Vance said.
Vance&#8217;s comments <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/jd-vance-europe-permanent-security-vassal-united-states/">align</a> with the Trump administration&#8217;s frequent criticism of European nations for relying too heavily on U.S. military power, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warning that American presence in Europe is not &#8220;forever,&#8221; per Politico.
President Trump has been pushing NATO countries to spend 5% of their GDP on defense, which represents a significant increase from the alliance&#8217;s current 2% target, with the potential increase set to be discussed at the upcoming summit in The Hague.
In 2022, only 7 of the 30 NATO members <a href="https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/6/pdf/240617-def-exp-2024-en.pdf">met</a> the minimum 2% GDP threshold for defense expenditures, a number which shot up to 23 in 2024 after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Vance also expressed frustration with many European leaders who continue to implement migration policies that in his view were completely contrary to what their citizens voted for.
&#8220;We&#8217;re very frustrated — &#8216;we&#8217; meaning me, the President, certainly the entire Trump administration — that European populations keep on crying out for more sensible economic and migration policies, and the leaders of Europe keep on going through these elections, and keep on offering the European peoples the opposite of what they seem to have voted for,&#8221; Vance said.
Despite his criticism of European foreign and domestic policies, Vance emphasized his admiration for the continent, stating, &#8220;I love European people. I&#8217;ve said repeatedly that you can&#8217;t separate American culture from European culture. We&#8217;re very much a product of philosophies, theologies, and of course the migration patterns that came out of Europe that launched the United States of America.&#8221;
However, in Vance’s view, Europe being an ally of the United States doesn’t afford it special treatment, particularly in trade.
“With the United Kingdom, we have a much more reciprocal relationship than we have with, say, Germany … While we love the Germans, they are heavily dependent on exporting to the United States but are pretty tough on a lot of American businesses that would like to export into Germany.”
The administration’s guiding principle for the continent going forward is quite simple: “fairness.”
“I think it will lead to a lot of positive trade relationships with Europe. And again, we very much see Europe as our ally. We just want it to be an alliance where Europeans are a little more independent, and our security and trade relationships are gonna reflect that.”
Vance also responded to criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who accused him of &#8220;somehow justifying&#8221; Russia&#8217;s invasion, saying it is &#8220;sort of absurd for Zelensky to tell the [American] government, which is currently keeping his entire government and war effort together, that we are somehow on the side of the Russians.&#8221;
The vice president concluded the interview with a straightforward summary of the administration&#8217;s foreign policy philosophy: &#8220;We&#8217;re not on anybody&#8217;s side; we&#8217;re on America&#8217;s side.&#8221;

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Trump officials leading trade negotiations with countries around the world were bullish on the upcoming talks while updating President Donald Trump and his cabinet on Thursday afternoon.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer addressed the trade talks during the meeting as the administration says it is preparing to negotiate with more than 75 countries following Trump&#8217;s &#8220;90-day pause&#8221; on tariffs. While President Trump <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/china-trump-tariffs-live-updates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledged</a> during the cabinet meeting that his aggressive tariff policy would result in &#8220;a transition cost and transition problems,&#8221; he added, &#8220;We think we’re in very good shape.&#8221;
Trump&#8217;s trade team agreed with his assessment, and Lutnick said he expects &#8220;historic deals&#8221; to be reached &#8220;one after the other.&#8221;
&#8220;We have so many countries to talk to. It&#8217;s incredible,&#8221; the Commerce Secretary added. &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure we could ever have enough time in the day to talk to all these countries because they want to talk and they want to talk now. They have come with offers that they never, ever, ever would&#8217;ve come with but for the moves that the president has made demanding that people treat the United States with respect.&#8221;
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&quot;We have so many countries to talk to,&quot; says Secretary <a href="https://twitter.com/howardlutnick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@howardlutnick</a> on tariffs.
&quot;They have come with offers that they never, ever, ever would&#39;ve come with but for the moves that the president has made demanding that people treat the United States with respect.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/R6VNpKfnSo">pic.twitter.com/R6VNpKfnSo</a>
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Bessent said that negotiations will be led by the Treasury and Commerce Departments, along with the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and the trade team is currently &#8220;putting a process in place&#8221; to carry out the trade talks.
&#8220;As you said, you&#8217;re going to be a part of the negotiations too,&#8221; Bessent said to Trump. &#8220;Because I&#8217;ve had these countries call me up [saying], &#8216;Secretary Bessent, we&#8217;re happy you&#8217;re going to be negotiating.&#8217; Well, President Trump is going to be involved too, so bring your best deal.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/SecScottBessent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecScottBessent</a> provides updates on trade negotiations and the budget: &quot;I gave a speech yesterday to 1400 small and community bankers, and they were so happy to hear from your administration. And I told them, Wall Street&#39;s done great&#8230; but it&#39;s Main Street&#39;s turn now.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/qq2qEDzytr">pic.twitter.com/qq2qEDzytr</a>
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U.S. Trade Representative Greer argued that Trump&#8217;s &#8220;reordering of international trade&#8221; is a move that hasn&#8217;t happened &#8220;for 80 years.&#8221;
&#8220;You came into an emergency situation, where President Biden left us with a $1.2 trillion trade deficit. It&#8217;s the largest of any country in human history,&#8221; Greer said.
&#8220;There&#8217;s never been anything like what [Biden] left us,&#8221; Trump replied. &#8220;He left us a mess. His whole administration was a mess.&#8221;
Greer added that while Trump has imposed &#8220;a tariff on the world&#8221; to &#8220;protect American workers,&#8221; he has also focused on looking for negotiations with America&#8217;s trade partners.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve had countries come in over the past couple of weeks that represent more than half of global domestic GDP, more than half. That&#8217;s who&#8217;s coming in to talk to you and to your advisers about how to have reciprocal trade, how to have fair trade,&#8221; Greer said. &#8220;Wouldn&#8217;t have happened without you.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/USTradeRep?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USTradeRep</a> Ambassador Greer: &quot;Last week, you started a reordering of international trade, something that hasn&#39;t happened for 80 years — something that should&#39;ve happened decades ago&#8230; You came into an emergency situation, where President Biden left us with a $1.2T trade… <a href="https://t.co/kFtonBKy4Z">pic.twitter.com/kFtonBKy4Z</a>
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The White House is expected to meet with Japan and South Korea first, prioritizing America&#8217;s closest allies that did not retaliate after Trump imposed so-called reciprocal tariffs last week. White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said on Thursday that more than 15 countries already have “specific” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-official-says-trump-already-received-specific-trade-offers-from-over-15-countries?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=White+House+Official+Says+Trump+Already+Received+%E2%80%98Specific%E2%80%99+Trade+Offers+From+Over+15+Countries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trade deal offers</a> for Trump as they seek to avoid the president&#8217;s hefty tariffs.

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