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“What happens when the world’s biggest economy slams the door on imports and yells ‘liberation’? Do we cheer, adapt, or panic?”

On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump dropped an economic bombshell—again. In what he proudly dubbed Liberation Day, Trump rolled out sweeping import tariffs aimed at “freeing” the U.S. economy from global dependence. Every imported good? Slapped with a 10% base tariff. Countries with trade surpluses? Punished with tariffs up to 50%.