The official claimed that "bad news stories" don't faze the president as he faces backlash over his "liberation day" tariffs reveal.

President Donald Trump's sweeping reciprocal tariffs announcement on Wednesday has several countries taking varied approaches in how to respond.

Donald Trump has dubbed Wednesday April 2, 2025, "Liberation Day." What is it, and how does it apply to tariffs in the United States?

President Donald Trump is scheduled to announce significant tariffs on other countries in a speech Wednesday afternoon at the White House.

President Donald Trump revealed his tariff plans as part of a "Liberation Day" ceremony at the White House. Uncertainty over tariffs has roiled financial markets in recent weeks.

But at the heart of the decision-making is Trump himself — who has agitated for tough tariffs for more than 40 years.

The Trump administration took that formula’s figure, -0.5 for South Korea, and divided it by two to calculate the U.S. “discounted reciprocal” tariff rate. So, while South Korea imposes an effective tariff rate of .79 percent on U.S. goods, the reciprocal tariff rate the U.S. is imposing on South Korea is 25 percent.

President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs are a day away – and they’ll go into effect sooner than some had expected. As in, immediately, the White House said Tuesday. Although many details remain unknown,

The president wants to rebalance America’s relationship with the rest of the world. Experts warn of price hikes and a possible recession.