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These tariffs are separate from the country-specific tariffs Trump has announced for most countries and which the Supreme Court will soon rule on.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
Trump made the announcement in a social media post, saying the tariff would apply to medium and heavy-duty trucks.
Those types of trucks are larger than standard passenger pickups and include vehicles like delivery trucks and semis.
The White House in April started investigating tariffing these trucks under a law that allows the president to tariff goods for national security purposes.
The Trump administration has imposed several of these tariffs on goods including steel and aluminum, cars and car parts, some copper goods, and lumber.
These tariffs are separate from the country-specific tariffs Trump has announced for most countries and which the Supreme Court will soon rule on.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
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Ostensibly, yeah. I mean, the big, beautiful bill was at the start of all of this. That bill is the massive policy package Republicans are trying to pass right now. Musk had loudly criticized that bill for days because of the cost of the bill. At one point, Musk called the bill a disgusting abomination. And look, the bill is expensive.
Ostensibly, yeah. I mean, the big, beautiful bill was at the start of all of this. That bill is the massive policy package Republicans are trying to pass right now. Musk had loudly criticized that bill for days because of the cost of the bill. At one point, Musk called the bill a disgusting abomination. And look, the bill is expensive.
Ostensibly, yeah. I mean, the big, beautiful bill was at the start of all of this. That bill is the massive policy package Republicans are trying to pass right now. Musk had loudly criticized that bill for days because of the cost of the bill. At one point, Musk called the bill a disgusting abomination. And look, the bill is expensive.
The nonpartisan CBO has reported it would add $2.4 trillion to future deficits. But then all of that brings us to yesterday when Trump was asked about Musk's criticism of that bill. And Trump said that he thinks Musk, as CEO of Tesla, well, he's just angry that the bill would cut tax incentives for people buying electric cars.
The nonpartisan CBO has reported it would add $2.4 trillion to future deficits. But then all of that brings us to yesterday when Trump was asked about Musk's criticism of that bill. And Trump said that he thinks Musk, as CEO of Tesla, well, he's just angry that the bill would cut tax incentives for people buying electric cars.
The nonpartisan CBO has reported it would add $2.4 trillion to future deficits. But then all of that brings us to yesterday when Trump was asked about Musk's criticism of that bill. And Trump said that he thinks Musk, as CEO of Tesla, well, he's just angry that the bill would cut tax incentives for people buying electric cars.
And then Trump went further. He also said Musk just misses the power and attention that he had when he was in government.
And then Trump went further. He also said Musk just misses the power and attention that he had when he was in government.
And then Trump went further. He also said Musk just misses the power and attention that he had when he was in government.