The US Minister of Agriculture did not reply why the US government imposed duties on the island of Hurd and the MacDonald islands, which are uninhabited
The Minister of Agriculture Brooke Rollins (Photo) Greeting Sunday the duties imposed by Donald Trump, describing them as ‘New US Economic Plan’and downgrading the uncertainty and extreme instability of markets caused by the president’s commercial policy.
In an interview with the US CNN network, Rollins predicted a “truly positive result” from the president’s duties in a “short time”.
(After duties) More than 50 countries have come to the table ‘Eager and desperate to talk to us’ stated emphatically.
But the US minister avoided clarifying If duties came to stay, or if there is room for negotiations with these countries.
Watch Jake Tapper Completely Embarrass Trump Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins Moments AGO ON CNN:
“You’re imposing a 10% tariff on the heard and mcdonald islands … Why are you putting Import tariffs on islands that are eternally populated by penguins?”
Her Response is just… pic.twitter.com/bisdwxz0hl
– ed Krassenstein (@edkrassen) April 6, 2025
‘We are two business days of this’‘New American Class”. So I think we have a lot to look at ‘, he said.
Rollins said the markets are still being “adapted”, after the big fluids of Thursday and Friday that intensified concerns about a possible global downturn.
He also defended how the duties was calculated, a matter for which the US government has been on fire from conservative thought tanks and others.
“I have 100% belief in (mathematician) types they used, and how they ended up in these numbers”, He said about Trump and his top financial advisers.
Rollins did not respond because the US government imposed duties on the island of Herd and the MacDonald islands, which are uninhabited and have no imports or exports.
>> @Jaketapper The Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: “There SEEMS to be a lack of Acknowledged of the Real Pain and Panic People Are Feeling Right Now.” pic.twitter.com/2zzb3FBF1i
– Brian Stelter (@BrianSTelter) April 6, 2025
The Minister of Agriculture also said that “there could be future support for farmers influenced by tariffs”, saying that he will work with legislators to ensure funding similar to the offensive of tariffs during the first Trump government.
For his part, the Minister of Commerce Howard Lutnik He noted on the CBS that “duties will remain in force for days and weeks”.
“Over 50 countries have requested negotiation for duties”
More than 50 countries have already contacted the White House And they have requested trading on trade and duties, he told ABC on Sunday, and his head financial adviser Donald Trump; Kevin Hasset.
He denied that the duties announced by the US president were a regular pressure on the Fed in order to reduce interest rates.
At the same time, in an interview with NBC, US Finance Minister, Scott Bessedhe downgraded the Stock Exchange, saying that “there is no reason to justify a provision for duties.”
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