Trump Says He Will Impose Tariffs of More Than 10 Percent on Smaller Nations

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he intends to impose tariff rates of more than 10 percent on imports from “smaller nations.” Trump told reporters that his administration will release a letter soon, notifying those countries of the tariff rates they will be subject to when exporting goods to the United States. “We’ll be releasing a letter soon talking about many countries that are much smaller,” he said after arriving from Pittsburgh. “We’ll probably set one tariff for all of them.” When asked about the specific rates, Trump replied that it would probably be “a little over 10 percent.” While Trump did not name specific countries, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick clarified that the tariffs would apply to smaller nations such as those in Africa and the Caribbean....