Trump Signs Tariff Letters to 12 Nations Ahead of Looming Deadline

President Donald Trump has signed letters that will be sent to around a dozen nations ahead of next week’s deadline to reach a trade agreement, according to a July 5 post from a White House account on the social media platform X. In a video that accompanied the post, Trump is seen responding to a reporter, saying the letters detail “different amounts of money, different amounts of tariffs, and somewhat different statements.” The letters are set to go out on Monday. The Trump administration imposed a universal 10 percent tariff, as well as reciprocal tariffs, on several nations in April based on their trade barriers against the United States. Shortly thereafter, the president instituted a 90-day pause in reciprocal tariffs, which expires on July 9....