Donald Trump fires fresh tariff salvo, targets countries that purchase oil, gas from Venezuela

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela will have to pay a 25 percent tariff on trades made with the United States.

This "secondary tariff" will take effect on April 2, Trump said in a Truth Social post.

"Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse," he wrote on his Truth Social network. "Therefore, any Country that purchases Oil and/or Gas from Venezuela will be forced to pay a Tariff of 25 per cent to the United States on any Trade they do with our Country."


A U.S. judge on Monday denied the Trump administration's request to set aside a temporary ban imposed earlier this month on deportations under a little-used 18th-century law. Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's two-week bar on deportations of Venezuelan migrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, imposed on March 15, prompted Republican President Donald Trump to call for the judge's impeachment in a process that could lead to his removal.

Lawyers for the administration had asked Boasberg to set aside the temporary ban. The judge's denial on Monday of that request means deportations under the Alien Enemies Act are still temporarily halted.

FAQs

Q1. When will Donald Trump's 'secondary tariff' take effect?
A1. Donald Trump's "secondary tariff" will take effect on April 2.

Q2. What has happened pertaining to Venezuelan migrants deportations?
A2. Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's two-week bar on deportations of Venezuelan migrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, imposed on March 15, prompted Republican President Donald Trump to call for the judge's impeachment in a process that could lead to his removal.