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President Donald Trump invited foreign businesses on Wednesday to move their companies to the U.S. to avoid recently implemented tariffs.
Trump shared the invitation in a Truth Social post the same morning that new 104% tariffs on China took effect.
“This is a GREAT time to move your COMPANY into the United States of America, like Apple, and so many others, in record numbers, are doing. ZERO TARIFFS, and almost immediate Electrical/Energy hook ups and approvals. No Environmental Delays. DON’T WAIT, DO IT NOW!” the president wrote.
The suggestion also comes the day after Trump spoke out on behalf of American workers during a National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner on Tuesday night.
“I’m proud to be the President for the workers, not the outsourcers; the President who stands up for Main Street, not Wall Street; who protects the middle class, not the political class; and who defends America, not trade cheaters all over the globe,” he said in a video shared to his social media profile.
The new tariffs have already led to dozens of countries reaching out to negotiate with the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Sunday that over 50 countries have reached out to the Trump administration for negotiations since President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on Wednesday.
Rollins shared the update during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” addressing the recent economic changes.
“We’ve got 50 countries that are burning the phone lines into the White House up,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“And probably the president’s cell phone as well, and probably [Commerce Secretary] Howard Lutnick as well. And I’ve heard from some as well,” she added.
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said in an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” that he was informed Saturday night by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative that over 50 countries have contacted the president to initiate trade negotiations.
“So, the fact is, the countries are angry and retaliating and, by the way, coming to the table. I got a report from the [U.S. Trade Representative] last night that more than 50 countries have reached out to the president to begin a negotiation. But they’re doing that because they understand that they bear a lot of the tariff,” Hassett said.
