President Donald Trump has announced secondary tariffs on foreign countries that purchase oil and gas from Venezuela. The tariffs are in response to Venezuela “purposefully and deceitfully” sending illegal alien gang members, including those with Tren de Aragua, to the United States via the southern border, Trump said.
The tariffs announced by Trump on Monday via Truth Social, indicate that any country purchasing oil or gas from Venezuela “will be forced to pay a tariff of 25 percent to the United States on any trade they do with our country.”
TRUMP: ANY COUNTRY BUYING VENEZUELA OIL TO FACE 25% U.S. TARIFF pic.twitter.com/twly8um0vD
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“All documentation will be signed and registered, and the Tariff will take place on April 2nd, 2025, LIBERATION DAY IN AMERICA,” Trump wrote.
Trump said the tariffs are a result of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro’s regime “purposefully and deceitfully sent to the United States, undercover, tens of thousands of high level, and other, criminals, many of whom are murderers and people of a very violent nature.”
“Among the gangs they sent to the United States, is Tren de Aragua, which has been given the designation of ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization,’” Trump wrote. “We are in the process of returning them to Venezuela — it is a big task! In addition, Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse.” […]
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