{"id":11218,"date":"2025-07-12T23:22:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T23:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-announces-plan-to-impose-30-tariffs-on-eu-and-mexico\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T23:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T23:22:56","slug":"trump-announces-plan-to-impose-30-tariffs-on-eu-and-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-announces-plan-to-impose-30-tariffs-on-eu-and-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump announces plan to impose 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_07\/1752341582702_n_witt_brk_tariffs_eu_mexico_250712_1920x1080-4bk2f0.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"playlist-drawer\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_07\/1752359701711_n_witt_PAGER_250612_1920x1080-z3cqbv.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">President Trump announces 30% tariffs for Mexico and the EU. 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