Trump overnight laid out his first batch of planned tariffs on Truth Social: 10% on Chinese goods and 25% on all imports from Canada and Mexico. He said the latter would remain in place “until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country”…
The dollar jumped after the announcement, which is reverberating through global markets. UK government officials say they have prepared retaliatory tariffs on products like Jack Daniel’s and Levi’s jeans. Hardly mutually assured destruction…
Meanwhile the DoJ last night officially dropped its two cases accusing Trump of election interference in 2020 and holding classified documents, which he derided as “empty and lawless” that “should never have been brought.” No surprises so far…
Red Wall Labour backbencher Jonathan Brash told GB News that Starmer should resign:
“I’m completely fed up about it, and I think it’s got to the point now where I genuinely think that, as far as the Prime Minister is concerned, it’s not a case of if, it’s when.”