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Donald Trump’s elevated tariffs on all U.S. metal and aluminum imports are actually in impact, intensifying a marketing campaign to reshape world commerce that has already prompted fast retaliation from Europe.
Trump’s motion to bulk up protections for home metal and aluminum producers restores efficient world tariffs of 25 p.c on all imports of the 2 metals, extending the duties to a whole bunch of downstream merchandise made out of the supplies — from nuts and bolts, bulldozer blades to soda cans.
The European Fee responded instantly, saying it will impose counter-tariffs on $28 billion price of American items from subsequent month.
The nations most affected by the levies are Canada – the most important overseas provider to the U.S. – Brazil, Mexico and South Korea. On Wednesday morning, Canada responded with C$29.8 million ($20 billion) in retaliatory duties on U.S. merchandise.
On Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford stated he would droop his province’s 25 p.c electrical energy surcharge – simply hours after Trump introduced steep tariffs by the use of retaliation for Ford’s actions, which the president then, in flip, withdrew on an exhausting day of U-turns.
As Trump’s tariffs come into impact, he’s internet hosting Eire’s Taoiseach, Michael Martin, as a part of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Mid-meeting Trump spots Vance’s shamrock socks
Halfway by the Oval Workplace assembly with Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin, President Donald Trump observed Vice President JD Vance’s shamrock socks — worn to mark the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Oliver O’Connell12 March 2025 16:33
Mahmoud Khalil listening to concludes
The listening to for detained scholar protester Mahmoud Khalil has concluded.
The decide set a briefing schedule and is making court docket data publicly accessible outdoors of the courthouse.
He sounded considerably skeptical of the circumstances of Khalil’s arrest and detention. He’s permitting one attorney-client privileged name at present and one tomorrow. Attorneys stated he hasn’t had one but in any respect.
He’ll stay in Louisiana, for now. Authorities attorneys stated he’s in deportation proceedings with a Louisiana court docket. However the decide’s order on Monday blocks that from occurring, for now.
Right here’s the background to the case:
Oliver O’Connell12 March 2025 16:23
Trump claims ‘individuals are loving Elon’ — not in response to the most recent polls…
President gave a fast shoutout to first buddy Elon Musk on Fact Social this morning:
Wow!!! Individuals are loving Elon, a GREAT PATRIOT. Good to see!!! DJT
Sadly for Musk and Trump, this appears divorced from actuality when contemplating the most recent polling from CNN/SSRS. Per our earlier submit:
The newest CNN/SSRS ballot exhibits President Donald Trump’s quantity falling throughout a broad swathe of coverage areas (excluding immigration).
Whereas that’s dangerous information for him, there may be even worse information within the ballot for DOGE head Elon Musk, who it exhibits is eighteen factors underwater, with solely 35 p.c having a positive opinion of him versus 53 p.c unfavorable.
Greater than 60 p.c of respondents imagine Trump doesn’t have the expertise of judgment to make adjustments to the best way authorities works.
Oliver O’Connell12 March 2025 16:20
Trump says ‘good’ Irish took U.S. pharma firms by ‘correct taxation’
In remarks to reporters on the go to of the Irish Taoiseach Michael Martin, President Donald Trump stated on the theme of commerce: “We do have an enormous deficit with Eire as a result of Eire was very good, they took our pharmaceutical firms away from presidents that did not know what they had been doing, and it’s too dangerous that occurred.”
He continued: “The Irish is wise, you’re a sensible individuals. And also you took our pharmaceutical firms and different firms, by taxation, correct taxation, they usually made it very, excellent for firms to maneuver over there. We had presidents and people who had been concerned on this and had no thought what they had been doing. And we misplaced massive segments of our financial system.”
Oliver O’Connell12 March 2025 16:13
Watch: Irish Taoiseach commends Trump for pursuit of peace
Oliver O’Connell12 March 2025 16:06
Vance responds to cousin who known as him and Trump ‘Putin’s helpful idiots’
Oliver O’Connell12 March 2025 16:00
Trump hosts Eire’s Taoiseach Michael Martin as a part of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
“It is an amazing honor to have Michael Martin,” stated President Donald Trump.
“Eire, it is a very particular place and he is a really particular man… It is an amazing honor to have you ever within the Oval Workplace… We’ve got large enterprise relationships with Eire and that may solely get stronger.”
Oliver O’Connell12 March 2025 15:53
As 1000’s misplaced jobs in DOGE cuts, Trump official filmed style influencer movies from her authorities workplace
As federal employees had been laid off in widespread cuts, McLaurine Pinover, a spokesperson for the Workplace of Personnel Administration, was posting movies on Instagram about her outfits from the company’s places of work in Washington, D.C., in response to CNN.
Rhian Lubin has the story.
Oliver O’Connell12 March 2025 15:40
Watch: Irish premier arrives at White Home
Oliver O’Connell12 March 2025 15:36
Mexican president says will wait earlier than responding to US metals tariffs
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday stated her authorities will watch for a potential decision within the coming weeks as an alternative of responding to U.S. tariffs on overseas provides of metal and aluminum that got here into pressure earlier that day.
“We’ll wait till April 2, and from then, we are going to see whether or not our definition of reciprocal tariffs will likely be utilized too,” she stated.
Reuters12 March 2025 15:33
