April 25, 2025
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Not safeguards, but security: US defends steel, aluminium tariffs amid India’s WTO complaint

NEW DELHI: The United States has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that its decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports was taken on national security grounds, not as a safeguard measure, a key distinction that challenges India’s formal complaint filed earlier this month.In a communication dated April 17, the US said the […]

Donald Trump: ‘Somebody had to pull the trigger’: Donald Trump defends tariffs, says he reversed them because ‘people were getting yippy’

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his surprise decision to pause tariffs on most countries for 90 days, attributing the reversal to market reactions and what he described as people getting “a little yippy” and “afraid.”Speaking to reporters outside the White House during an event […]

Trump Tariffs: Trump defends ‘explosive’ tariffs, claims $2 billion flowing in every day

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has once again defended his aggressive trade policies, claiming that the United States is now “pouring in” billions of dollars from newly implemented tariffs on foreign imports. Speaking from the East Room of the White House on Tuesday while signing a series […]

From ‘no inflation’ to ‘don’t be a Panican’, Trump defends tariffs on social media amid market turmoil

The “Wall Street mayhem” also led to a “Trump meltdown” on Monday after the US President justified “the tough days ahead” by reiterating his belief in the shock therapy through back-to-back social media posts.At 6:49 am on Monday, Trump took to his Truth Social and declared that there is “no inflation” in the US, despite […]

‘Witch hunt’: Donald Trump defends Pete Hegseth after Democrats demand resignation over Signal chat leak controversy

US President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth US President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected the allegations regarding the leaked Yemen war plans, terming it a “witch hunt” while supporting his defence secretary Pete Hegseth amidst Democratic demands for resignation.Trump responded after The Atlantic Magazine revealed transcripts of messages which was accidentally shared with […]

Not the last Waltz: Trump defends NSA after security breach

The TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected calls to fire his National Security Advisor Michael Waltz after a major security flub where senior administration officials used an unsecured commercial app to coordinate military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen last week. Waltz accidentally looped in a journalist into a Signal […]