Trump live updates: Administration defends controversial tariffs imposed on island only inhabited by penguins
A Trump administration official defended the 10 percent tariffs imposed on the Heard and McDonald Islands, which are only ...
Lutnick says Trump tariffs on small islands are strategic closing of trade ‘loopholes’
Tariffs on the Heard and McDonald Islands, which are largely populated by penguins and uninhabited by people, prompted ...
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CBS’ Margaret Brennan Grills Trump Commerce Secretary on How Penguins Got Slapped With Tariffs: ‘Did You Use AI To Generate This?’
On Face The Nation, Brennan pointed out that some islands targeted by President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs are mostly inhabited by penguins.
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US Commerce Secretary confirms no plans to postpone retaliatory duties
Howard Lutnick also explained that the US imposed 10% tariffs on the islands of McDonald and Heard in the Indian Ocean, which are inhabited only by penguins, so that other countries could not use them ...
Lutnick says Trump tariffs on uninhabited islands prevent other countries from using ‘loopholes’
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday defended President Trump’s tariffs even against uninhabited islands, saying they ...
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Over 50 countries contact White House to start trade talks — Trump advisor
Kevin Hassett also said that Washington did not slap duties on Moscow, as US President Donald Trump does not want this topic to interfere with the negotiations on a peaceful settlement of in Ukraine ...
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'Did you use AI?' CBS host grills commerce secretary on tariffs for islands of penguins
CBS News host Margaret Brennan grilled Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about why President Donald Trump placed tariffs on ...
Trump officials struggle to explain tariff strategy but claim Americans won’t feel ‘big effect’
Agriculture secretary dodges questions about Heard and McDonald Islands but tells Americans not to fear tariff effects ...
Lutnick: "Penguin" Islands Included In Tariffs To Stop Pass-Through Scheme Cheating - Obviously
CBS's "Face The Nation" host Margaret Brennan asked Treasury Secretary Howard Lutnick to explain why the Trump administration ...
'Whatever': Trump official pressed on tariffs against islands populated by penguins
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's tariff rollout last week when asked why two ...
Jake Tapper asks agricultural secretary about tariffs on islands populated by penguins
CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins about tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, ...
Trump has turned his back on the foundation of US economic might - the fallout will be messy
President Donald Trump has built another wall, and he thinks everyone else is going to pay for it. But his decision to impose ...