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Trump announces a 25% tariff on Japan and South Korea [SOUND]

# US president Donald Trump says Japan and South Korea will face a 25-percent tariff on exports to America come August 1st. He announced the tariffs in a post on his Truth Social, sharing letters he said had been sent to leaders of the two countries. Japan and South Korea are America’s sixth- and seventh-largest trading partners, respectively. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says letters will also be sent to more countries in the coming days:

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