Donald Trump’s insistence that “spoiled” Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s problems ahead of elections that

President Donald Trump sent out a slew of letters Wednesday to some global trading partners, advising them of tariff levels as high as 50% for their exports to the United States.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia during his first visit to the region since taking office.

Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized Donald Trump’s tariff agenda, saying it was a starkly different approach to trade from his first term that would harm American consumers and businesses.Pence told Bloomberg Television on Thursday that the tariffs enacted during Trump’s first presidency,

"America will, once again, build a DOMINANT Copper Industry," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social media platform.

President Donald Trump's administration has reignited global trade debates with its ambiguous tariff strategy, extending deadlines and provoking strong international reactions.

Trump announced a 20% levy on the Phillippines, as per his latest Truth Social post. Laos: 40%. Myanmar: 40%. Thailand: 36%. Cambodia: 36%. Bangladesh: 35%. Serbia: 35%.

Trump’s new tariff letters have sent shockwaves across global markets as he targets 22 countries with tough new trade threats just weeks before the August 1 deadline. From close allies like Japan and South Korea to BRICS nations like Brazil and South Africa,