'We're gonna be affected big': D.C. residents alarmed by Trump tariffs

Record ID: 1987827

  • Title: 'We're gonna be affected big': D.C. residents alarmed by Trump tariffs
  • Date: 2nd April 2025
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (APRIL 2, 2025) (REUTERS) GROCERY CART FULL OF GROCERIES BEING PULLED MAN PUTTING GROCERIES IN TRUNK OF CAR MAN PUSHING GROCERY CART SIGNAGE OF GIANT MAN WALKING INTO GROCERY STORE (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHALMAN HOLMES, 66, RETIRED FIREFIGHTER WHO LIVES IN WASHINGTON, D.C., SAYING: "We're gonna be affected big. You see it in the market. You s
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  • Keywords: Trump Trump tariffs Trump tariffs food Trump tariffs groceries Washington DC tariffs grocery food tariffs
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001376802042025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Residents of Washington, D.C. on Wednesday (March 2) said they were alarmed by the news that President Donald Trump would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the U.S. and higher duties on dozens of other countries, including some of the United States' biggest trading partners, deepening a trade war that has rattled global markets and bewildered U.S. allies.
    The sweeping duties would erect new barriers around the world's largest consumer economy, reversing decades of trade liberalization that have shaped the global order. Trading partners are expected to respond with countermeasures of their own that could lead to dramatically higher prices for everything from bicycles to wine.
    Outside a Giant supermarket in Washington, D.C., the cost of groceries was among the top concern for residents, who are afraid of what's to come as the tariffs take effect.
    Chinese imports will be hit with a 34% tariff, on top of the 20% he previously imposed, bringing the total new levy to 54%. Close U.S. allies were not spared, including the European Union, which faces a 20% tariff, and Japan, which is targeted for a 24% rate.
    A White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the higher penalties will take effect on April 9 and will apply to about 60 countries in all. The baseline 10% tariff will take effect on Saturday, the official said.
    (Production: Herbert Villarraga, Alberto Fajardo, Leonardo Benassatto, Nathan Frandino)
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