Washington Post: Trump is pushing for sweeping duties and escalation of trade war

The US President Donald Trump invites his high -ranking advisers to adopt a more aggressive attitude regarding duties As long as his government is preparing for a large escalation in the World Trade War he has declared, the Washington Post writes today (29.3.2025).

Despite the calls of the Allies to Wall Street and the Capitol adopting a more moderate approach, Donald Trump is pressing for sweeping actions in the field of trade aimed at revitalizing the American economy, the report said. The US president continues to tell his advisers that he wants to continue his duties and in recent days he has restored the idea of ​​a global duty that will concern most imports, regardless of the country of origin.

Trump has regretted not imposing any more duties during his first presidential term and therefore accuses his advisers who persuaded him to hold on, the WP writes and adds that he remains unclear how seriously Trump is considering the imposition of a world duty.

According to the newspaper, the Republican has told his advisers that duties are a profit for the US because they restore jobs to the construction sector and add trillions to public revenue.

Yesterday (28.3.2025), Trump said open to agreements with countries seeking to avoid US duties, but noted that negotiations on these agreements should be made after the reciprocal duties are announced on April 2.