Leavitt on Eve of Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs: America’s Days of ‘Being Ripped off Are Over’

LEAVITT Looking ahead to ░░░░░░░░ April 2nd 2025 will ░░░░░░░░ down as one of ░░░░░░░░ most important days in ░░░░░░░░ American history Our country ░░░░░░░░ been one of the ░░░░░░░░ open economies in the ░░░░░░░░ and we have the ░░░░░░░░ base hands down the ░░░░░░░░ consumer base But too ░░░░░░░░ foreign countries have their ░░░░░░░░ closed to our exports ░░░░░░░░ is fundamentally unfair The ░░░░░░░░ of reciprocity contributes to ░░░░░░░░ large and persistent annual ░░░░░░░░ deficit that s gutted ░░░░░░░░ industries and hollowed out ░░░░░░░░ workforces But those days ░░░░░░░░ America beginning tomorrow being ░░░░░░░░ off are over American ░░░░░░░░ and businesses will be ░░░░░░░░ first under President Trump ░░░░░░░░ as he promised on ░░░░░░░░ campaign trail The president ░░░░░░░░ historic action tomorrow will ░░░░░░░░ American competitiveness in every ░░░░░░░░ of industry reduce our ░░░░░░░░ trade deficits and ultimately ░░░░░░░░ our economic and national ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s economic ░░░░░░░░ is rooted in common ░░░░░░░░ America will offer companies ░░░░░░░░ lowest taxes energy costs ░░░░░░░░ if they make their ░░░░░░░░ right here in the ░░░░░░░░ States and hire American ░░░░░░░░ for the job It ░░░░░░░░ simple If you make ░░░░░░░░ product in America you ░░░░░░░░ pay no tariffs We ░░░░░░░░ already seen a number ░░░░░░░░ the largest companies in ░░░░░░░░ world respond to this ░░░░░░░░ approach For example Project ░░░░░░░░ led by Japan based ░░░░░░░░ and U S based ░░░░░░░░ and Oracle announced a ░░░░░░░░ billion private investment in ░░░░░░░░ United States based artificial ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure Apple announced a ░░░░░░░░ billion investment in U ░░░░░░░░ manufacturing and training NVIDIA ░░░░░░░░ it will invest hundreds ░░░░░░░░ billions of dollars over ░░░░░░░░ next four years in ░░░░░░░░ S based manufacturing And ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ░░░░░░░░ announced a 100 billion ░░░░░░░░ in U S based ░░░░░░░░ and manufacturing These are ░░░░░░░░ a few of the ░░░░░░░░ announcements that have already ░░░░░░░░ made and it is ░░░░░░░░ that President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ First approach has is ░░░░░░░░ working.”