U.S. will send tariffs letters in coming days, deals not needed, Trump says

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Axios

7 hours ago


A looming deadline to make trade deals doesn't necessarily matter, President Trump said Sunday, because the U.S. will simply send letters to hundreds of countries assigning tariff rates.

Why it matters: The pause on Trump's sweeping global tariffs expires in about 10 days, with one deal and one temporary truce in hand, and the rest of the world in varying states of limbo.

What they're saying: "We made deals, but I'd rather just send them a letter, a very fair letter, saying 'congratulations, we're going to allow you to trade in the United States of America, you're going to pay a 25% tariff, or 20%, or 40 or 50%.' I would rather do that," Trump said on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures."

Asked about extending the pause, Trump said "I don't think I'll need to. I could, there's no big deal."

"What I wanted to do is, and what I will do just — sometime prior to the 9th — is we'll send a letter to all these countries," he added.

How it works: "I'm going to send letters. That's the end of the trade deal," Trump said, giving U.S. ally Japan as an example.

"Dear Mr. Japan, here's the story. You're going to pay a 25% tariff on your cars," he said.

Trump said letters would go out "pretty soon" and that "we don't have to meet. We understand, we have all the numbers."

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/06/29/trump-tariffs-pause

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But I thought there were already "200 deals"?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143450463

[dweller]

1. Uh huh

🌮

“ Asked about extending the pause, Trump said "I don't think I'll need to. I could, there's no big deal “




✌🏻

[Lovie777]

2. Countries will probably throw the letter in the trash.................

while laughing.

Being the laughing stock of the world, total embarrassment, the incompetence un-qualification of the whole republican party, but one thing for sure, the present republican party are plain evil and quite dangerous.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Had to know all along, the DealMeister was really a Man of Letters

even if his head is made of cement.

[Doodley]

4. Deep recession guaranteed.

[travelingthrulife]

5. So, no deals could be made and he is back to threatening other countries.

[DENVERPOPS]

16. Exactly

none of the countries would "deal" with him, so he is just imposing his will on all of them. Typical Trump.........

A great number of the countries are already doing "work arounds", Canada is leading the charge.
They are just helping each other, and ignoring that the U.S. even exists........

Putin, these days, is walking around full time with a "woodie".......with a smile on his face that couldn't be pried off with a crowbar.......

[Marie Marie]

21. He expected them to come begging, with tears in their eyes, pleading: "SIR!"...

He thinks the world leaders are as weak as the Republican Congress. They are not and have gotten used to his bullying and have all decided not to play along. Except for that one who called him "Daddy" Still not sure WTF that was about.

[erronis]

6. Pretty soon they'll treat the orange-thing's utterances with "What ever".

"Talk to the hand"

"Is that your mouth or your anus talking?" (Or spewings from Stevie Miller and putine?)

"Talk to us tomorrow when you've taken your pills."

[enid602]

7. Services

I wonder how Trump will respond when those 200 countries will respond to ‘Dear Mr. USA’ by saying that their countries will assess a tax (equal to tariffs charged) on all Services coming from the US.

[DENVERPOPS]

17. Trump and his CABAL

of the top 1% won't be harmed or inconvenienced at all........just everyone in the other 99% will be shoved down into a lower-lower class.......

Trump is trying for another first place........worse depression that the Great Depression......

Bend over America...........

[ZDU]

8. The President is i-l-l

... it's an illness that has a deep impact upon all of us

[Dem2theMax]

9. The rest of the world needs to stand up,

and in unison, say 'FUCK YOU' to Trump.

[republianmushroom]

10. In other words, there were no deals made.

The art of the deal just couldn't get it done.

[oasis]

12. I know what I'd tell Trump to do with his "letters".

[Gimpyknee]

13. I bet his signatures on those letters will be signed by an autopen machine.

[Bayard]

14. I'm surprised he doesn't want them to just learn about it on Truth Social

That seems to be the official means of communication from this admin.

So, he only got one deal made after all of his machinations. What an embarrassment.

[thought crime]

30. Seemed good enough last time.

But this time will be different - NOT.

[travelingthrulife]

31. He, and Republicans, cannot be embarrassed. They do not reflect on their words or actions.

Unless it's a political calculation.

[Hugin]

15. Has anyone told Bessent that the Labor Day thing he babbled about YESTERDAY has already been TACO'ed?

Is TACO a verb?

[ForgoTheConsequence]

18. Let me guess...

Two weeks?

[wolfie001]

19. Japan isn't paying the 25% tariff rate. US consumers are

He's such a fat imbecile and his voter cult are all jackasses.

[travelingthrulife]

32. MAGA will complain about the taxes Democrats heap on their head, this will

become part of that complaint.

[Ms. Toad]

20. Again with pretending tariffs are a tax on anyone other than ourselves. n/t

[Karasu]

22. "Deals not needed"...yeah, just in case there's still anyone fucking stupid enough not to realize this shit is fascism.

[MissouriDem47]

23. When He Sends the Letters

I hope that when he sends the letters that they make sure that he doesn't use the auto pen.

[truthisfreedom]

24. "Dear Mr. Japan, here's the story. You're going to pay a 25% tariff on your cars," he said.

Translation: Dear American consumer, since I’m not president of Japan I can’t tariff-tax their people, so I’m tariff-taxing you instead.

[angryxyouth]

25. Dear Little Dick Donnie

I received your letter and it was very amusing. I see you just added another 6 trillion to your national debt and since your credit rating has dropped and your obviously don’t know how to run a country, I have informed my treasury department to sell all of our US bonds. It made us genuinely sad to watch you destroy the US Democracy.

Fuck You,
Mr. Japan

[llmart]

26. This is his new obsession or solution to the quagmires he finds himself in.

"I'll just send a letter."

What a freakin' imbecile.

[lonely bird]

27. Deals not needed...

Because the idiot doesn’t know how to negotiate trade agreements.

I am waiting for a reporter, any reporter, to ask him why the trade agreement with Canada was so bad since HE negotiated it.

[sinkingfeeling]

28. Now Emperor of the World. Next Wizard of the Universe.

What happens when other countries assign a tariff to US goods? Guess that'll end global trade.

[BWdem4life]

29. TACO. nt

[travelingthrulife]

33. Master class in how to make a casino go broke in less than 6 months.

[Torchlight]

34. 'The check is in the mail...'

The dog ate my homework. Traffic was a nightmare. There was a mix-up at the office.

But sure, Mr. trump-- it's a done deal.