On being asked if he supports Trump’s tariff announcement, Pannebecker said, “Absolutely 100 per cent. It is going to be great for the American workers.”
- Updated On Apr 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM IST
Trump announced new import tariffs on Wednesday (local time), outlining the rates to be imposed on countries around the world, with India facing a 26 per cent tariff.“>
Following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs, Brian Pannebecker, the founder of Auto Workers for Trump, expressed strong support for the move and said that the tariffs are going to be “great” for the American workers.On being asked if he supports Trump’s tariff announcement, Pannebecker said, “Absolutely 100 per cent. It is going to be great for the American workers.”
Earlier, while addressing the Make America Wealthy Again Event, Pannebecker had said, “I grew up just north of Detroit, Michigan. I have watched plant after plant after plant in Detroit and in the metro Detroit area close and President Trump‘s policies are going to bring product back into those plants. There are gonna be new investments, there’s gonna be new plants built… We support President Trump’s tariff policies 100per cent. Within six months, we are gonna see the benefits.”
Trump announced new import tariffs on Wednesday (local time), outlining the rates to be imposed on countries around the world, with India facing a 26 per cent tariff.
At the Make America Wealthy Again Event, Trump said, “The United States charges other countries only a 2.4 tariff on motorcycles. Meanwhile, Thailand and others are charging much higher prices like 60per cent, India charges 70per cent, Vietnam charges 75per cent and others are even higher than that.”
The US President further said that a 25 per cent tariff would be imposed on all foreign-made automobiles.”Such horrendous imbalances have devastated our industrial base and put our national security at risk. I don’t blame these other countries at all for this calamity. I blame former presidents and past leaders who weren’t doing their job… Effective at midnight, we will impose a 25per cent tariff on all foreign-made automobiles,” Trump said.The import tariffs on other major countries are China (34 per cent), European Union (20 per cent), Vietnam (46 per cent), Taiwan (32 per cent), Japan (24 per cent), India (26 per cent), United Kingdom (10 per cent), Bangladesh (37 per cent), Pakistan (29 per cent), Sri Lanka (44 per cent), Israel (17 per cent).
- Published On Apr 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM IST
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