• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Trump makes tariff announcement that will have major effects on Americans amid extreme retaliation from China

Home> News> US News

Updated 09:20 14 Apr 2025 GMT+1Published 08:40 14 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Trump makes tariff announcement that will have major effects on Americans amid extreme retaliation from China

If you thought the tariff exemptions on electronics sounded too good to be true...

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

google discoverFollow us on Google Discover

US President Donald Trump has spoken out stating there 'was no Tariff exception' and items are simply moving to 'a different Tariff bucket'.

With April 2 branded 'Liberation Day' for America, Donald Trump unveiled a series of tariffs affecting countries across the globe, with China being among the worst hit.

China has ended up with a staggering 145 per cent tariff on Chinese goods 'effective immediately' after it tried to hit back with its own retaliatory tariffs.

China's commerce ministry warned the US to 'take a big step back to correct its mistakes' and 'return to the right path of mutual respect', and on April 11, Trump's administration seemingly took a quiet tiptoe back, announcing smartphones, computers and other certain products would be exempt from the hiked tariffs, including Chinese goods.

Advert

Alas, it may actually be a case of one step back in preparation for a whole new leap forward.

Yesterday (April 13), US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told ABC News that the exemptions may only be temporary and a 'semiconductor tariff' could be announced soon instead.

Indeed, Trump took to Truth Social on April 13, writing: "We are taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS SUPPLY CHAIN in the upcoming National Security Tariff Investigations.

"What has been exposed is that we need to make products in the United States, and that we will not be held hostage by other Countries, especially hostile trading Nations like China, which will do everything within its power to disrespect the American People.

"We also cannot let them continue to abuse us on Trade, like they have for decades, THOSE DAYS ARE OVER!"

Trump has revealed the 'whole electronic supply chain' is under scrutiny (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Trump has revealed the 'whole electronic supply chain' is under scrutiny (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump warned 'nobody' is 'getting off the hook' for the unfair Trade Balances, and 'Non Monetary Tariff Barriers, that other Countries have used against [the US], especially not China which, by far, treats [the US] the worst!'

Trump argued: "There was no Tariff 'exception' announced on Friday. These products are subject to the existing 20 percent Fentanyl Tariffs, and they are just moving to a different Tariff 'bucket.' The Fake News knows this, but refuses to report it."

The POTUS resolved: "The Golden Age of America, which includes the upcoming Tax and Regulation Cuts, a substantial amount of which was just approved by the House and Senate, will mean more and better paying Jobs, making products in our Nation, and treating other Countries, in particular China, the same way they have treated us.

"The bottom line is that our Country will be bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. We will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

Featured Image Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Topics: US News, Politics, China, Technology, World News, Tariffs

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a freelance journalist with words in Daily Express, Cosmopolitan UK, LADbible, UNILAD and Tyla. She is a former Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible.

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • China and US tariff war explained as Trump threatens 104% rates
  • Trump claims China 'played it wrong' with brutal tariff retaliation as he doubles down on policies
  • China issues chilling warning to other countries as Trump tariff war escalates
  • Trump reveals what is happening with TikTok after China announces 34% retaliation tariff on US goods

Choose your content:

6 mins ago
10 mins ago
an hour ago
  • AMPAS/Getty Images
    6 mins ago

    Seat filler shares the strict rules they have to follow during award show

    Getting an exclusive ticket to the Academy Awards normally requires being nominated for an Oscar, but a number of normal people get in

    Film & TV
  • Richard Harbaugh/Bill Barnes/The Academy/Getty Images
    10 mins ago

    All the actors left out of the Oscars' In Memoriam tribute as major names missing sparks outrage

    There were a handful of famous faces that weren't mentioned in the tribute

    Celebrity
  • Getty Stock Images
    an hour ago

    Sex therapist explains why '2-2-2 rule' is an 'amazing asset' couples shouldn't ignore

    This rule might just save your relationship

    News
  • Lauren Macpherson/Wales News Service
    an hour ago

    Woman, 29, found out she had terminal cancer after suitcase fell on her head

    Lauren Macpherson revealed her 10 to 12-year prognosis after the accident

    News