Breaking News: The White House said that reciprocal tariffs will go into effect immediately and auto tariffs will proceed as scheduled on April 3…..Read More

The White House said that reciprocal tariffs will go into effect immediately and auto tariffs will proceed as scheduled on April 3.

The White House said on Tuesday reciprocal tariffs that President Donald Trump will announce on April 2 will go into effect immediately and auto tariffs will proceed as scheduled on April 3.

Speaking to reporters, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that President Donald Trump is spending Tuesday “perfecting” a tariff strategy alongside his trade advisors.

“My understanding is that the tariff announcement will come tomorrow,” Leavitt said.

He is with his trade and tariff team right now, perfecting it to make sure this is a perfect deal for the American people and the American worker, and you will all find out in about 24 hours from now,” she added.

Trump has vowed to impose a series of reciprocal tariffs on what he calls “Liberation Day,” with an official announcement planned for 4 pm (local time) on Wednesday in the White House Rose Garden.

The reciprocal tariffs are part of series of import levies that President Trump has imposed since taking office on January 20. It includes high tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, sector-specific tariffs on metals, and more recently on imported automobiles.

Trump assured that the “permanent” tariffs on cars will be implemented this Thursday, as he announced last week.