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[Opinion] Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs, “A clear questioning of the spirit of the Morocco–United States Free Trade Agreement”

[Opinion] Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs, “A clear questioning of the spirit of the Morocco–United States Free Trade Agreement”
11 April 2025

A promise kept. On April 2, Donald Trump published his “reciprocal tariffs” announced in February… and so feared. To inaugurate what he calls his “declaration of economic independence” and move toward the “golden age of the United States,” the 47th president in the country's history imposed an entry duty on his economic partners for each product that would cross the US customs. 

“Foreign leaders stole our jobs, foreign leaders pillaged our industries and those scavengers tore apart our American Dream. We will produce the cars, boats, chips, planes, minerals and medicines we need, here, in the United States,” he hammered, illustrating the ultra-protectionist policy he has been developing since taking office.

 

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