Trump Tweets New Warning to Other Nations About Trade Policies

President Donald Trump sent out another tweet on Sunday warning other nations about their trade policies with the United States.

The United States is insisting that all countries that have placed artificial Trade Barriers and Tariffs on goods going into their country, remove those Barriers & Tariffs or be met with more than Reciprocity by the U.S.A. Trade must be fair and no longer a one way street!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2018

The president's statement comes days after he threatened to place a 20 percent tariff on all European automobiles entering the U.S. and after Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told congressmen that the administration was beginning an investigation to check if foreign cars and auto parts threaten national security, according to The Hill.

Trump has also escalated his rhetoric in recent weeks on trade toward other countries, including American allies, even as U.S. farmers and manufacturers have grown increasingly concerned about the harm the tariff battles could cause their livelihoods.

In addition, last week Trump announced he would place tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods to punish Beijing for its trade practices and has asked his trade representative to consider another round of tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese products after Beijing placed its own retaliatory measure against the U.S.

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