Monday, August 4, 2025

Trump pledges to ‘substantially’ raise US tariffs on India over Russian oil

(Trump's tariffs are causing a great deal of harm to American citizens, some of whom were foolish enough to vote for him less than a year ago or buy his grifting BS ever since. So now, he imposes even more of them. Brilliant.

But that's what you voted for, right?) 

from al Jazeera

United States President Donald Trump says he will “substantially” raise tariffs on India, intensifying the row between the two countries after years of rapprochement.

Trump accused India in a social media post on Monday of buying and reselling “massive amounts” of Russian oil “for big profits”. 

“They don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine,” the US president wrote. “Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the USA. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!”

He did not specify the rate of the tariffs or when they would take effect. The US imported $87.4bn in Indian goods in 2024, according to US government data.

Last week, Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on Indian goods, citing New Delhi’s levies on US products and purchases of Russian oil and military equipment.

Later on Monday, India rejected Western criticism of its business dealings with Russia, noting that the US and European countries have continued to import Russian goods and energy products after the war...

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