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Trump threatens Starmer with ‘big tariff’ over tech tax, Telegraph reports
Reuters ^ | April 24, 2026

Posted on 04/25/2026 10:36:07 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on ​Britain if Prime Minister Keir Starmer does ‌not drop the digital service tax, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing an interview with the president. Trump told ​The Telegraph he would “put a big ​tariff on the UK” if it did not ⁠drop its tax, which is viewed as ​unfairly targeting U.S. tech companies.

The United Kingdom rolled ​out its 2% digital services tax in 2020, a move that has been criticized by Trump and his ​predecessor Democrat Joe Biden. The digital service tax ​targets companies like Apple (AAPL.O), Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O), and Meta (META.O).

“I don’t like ‌it ⁠when they target American companies, because basically, you’re talking about our great American companies...and the top companies in the world,” Trump said. “We’ve been looking at ​it, and ​we can ⁠meet that very easily by just putting a big tariff on the ​UK. So they better be careful. ​If ⁠they don’t drop the tax, we’ll probably put a big tariff on the UK,” he added. Trump's comments ⁠come ahead ​of a visit by ​Britain's King Charles to the U.S., next week.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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1 posted on 04/25/2026 10:36:07 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

At this point, why would anybody take Trump’s tariff threats seriously?


2 posted on 04/25/2026 10:42:50 AM PDT by Kleon
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To: Kleon

Do a Google or Bing search of existing Trump tariffs.

There are lots.


3 posted on 04/25/2026 11:57:56 AM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Good do it!


4 posted on 04/25/2026 1:06:55 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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