White House targets trade gap with pressure.
🇺🇸 🇯🇵 TRUMP TO JAPAN: BUY OUR OIL OR FACE THE TARIFF GODZILLA
Trump’s mad that Japan ships millions of cars to the U.S. but won’t return the favor.
His fix? Japan should start buying a whole lot more American oil and other stuff to shrink the trade gap.
Meanwhile, Japan is in… https://t.co/ztkFKByQqF pic.twitter.com/dz7iOynT1O
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 30, 2025
It’s pretty obvious a 25% on autos is a no go for Japan
Trump claims he’s just going to start sending out letters announcing tariff rates for countries that don’t wanna play ball in negotiations
Counties then retaliate with their own tariffs because they’ve got nothing to lose https://t.co/9kljgNYci1
— QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 30, 2025
Trump: “I'm going to send letters. That's the end of the trade deal. I could send one to Japan. 'Dear Mr. Japan, here's the story, you're going to pay a 25% tariff on your cars.'" pic.twitter.com/Shucpk6WTJ
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 29, 2025