Trump Says US to Send Tariff Letters to Trade Partners Before July 9 Deadline

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said Sunday he will soon send letters to trading partners detailing the tariffs to be imposed on their exports to the United States. “What I will do just sometime prior to the 9th is, we’ll send a letter to all these countries,” Trump said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. In April, Trump gave countries a 90-day window to negotiate better trade deals with the United States or face steep reciprocal tariffs. That deadline expires on July 9. The president said that he is not considering any extensions to the deadline. “I’d rather just send them a letter—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 percent tariff, or 20 percent, or 40 or 50 percent.’ I would rather do that.”...