President Trump announced that the United States will hit back at any country that imposes trade barriers on American exports by subjecting them to sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs — an unprecedented move that threatens to upend the global economy,

President Trump, accusing "friend and foe alike" of taking advantage of the United States on trade issues, said he would impose reciprocal tariffs on countries all over the world.

President Donald Trump declared that April 2 is Liberation Day in the United States and ordered the establishment of reciprocal tariffs on all imported foreign goods from countries that charge