🚢Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs: When Trade Wars Go Global
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Trump imposed reciprocal tariffs on 185 countries via executive order on April 2, 2025, ranging from 10% to 50%. Trump declared foreign trade practices created national emergency using emergency powers.
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Why This Matters
Your Grocery Bills:
Brazilian orange juice faces $186 million total tariff costs annually, raising prices you pay.
Your Presidential Power:
Trump invoked Emergency Economic Powers Act to address trade deficits, bypassing normal congressional authority.
Your Global Retaliation:
Beijing imposed 125% tariffs responding to Trump's 145% tariff, cutting off U.S. farmers from China.
Your Constitutional Limits:
Federal courts declared Trump overstepped authority, ruling tariffs violated emergency powers laws.
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How many countries did Trump hit with tariffs on "Liberation Day"?
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What was the baseline tariff rate for countries with balanced trade?
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Which constitutional principle did the courts invoke when blocking Trump's tariffs?
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How much additional cost do Brazilian orange juice exporters face annually?
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Who has constitutional authority to regulate international commerce?
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Which agricultural product saw Brazilian farmers celebrating Trump's China tariffs?
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How much do U.S. farmers typically sell to China annually?
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When do Trump's tariffs take effect?
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Which products are exempt from Trump's reciprocal tariffs?
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How long must Congress wait before a president can terminate funding after finding noncompliance?
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What percentage tariff did Trump impose on China by April?
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Which country received the highest tariff rate in the Pacific region?
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What was the U.S. trade deficit in goods in 2024?
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What 1977 law gives presidents emergency economic powers?
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What percentage of soy exports to China did Brazil control by 2024?
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Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to justify the tariffs.
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Brazil's government authorized retaliatory tariffs against U.S. goods.
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JD Vance cast the tie-breaking Senate vote to uphold tariff emergency powers.
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The U.S. has paralyzed the World Trade Organization since 2019.
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