‘We get along with India very well, but…’: Trump defends 50% tariffs on India, cites Harley Davidson | World News
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his accusation against India of charging one of the highest tariffs in the world, while defending the 50% tariff imposed on Indian imports in the US citing American motorcycle company Harley Davidson as an example of unfair trade.
Responding to a question asked a reporter whether he is interested in taking away some of the tariffs imposed on India, Trump said the “United States gets along with India very well but for many years it was a one-sided relationship…India was charging us tremendous tariffs, the highest in the world.”
Citing an example of Harley Davidson, Trump said the US motorcycle company wasn’t able to sell in India due to a 200% tariff on a motorcycle. The US president added, “So what happens? Harley Davidson went to India and built a motorcycle plant. Now they don’t have to pay tariffs.”
VIDEO | US President Donald Trump, in reply to a question on tariff on India, says, “We get along with India very well, but India has, you have to understand, for many years, it was a one-sided relationship only now, since I came along, and because of the power that we have with… pic.twitter.com/YdfwUbvaz0
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Trump said India was doing business with the United States “because we weren’t charging them, foolishly, we weren’t charging them,” adding that India was then pouring its products in America.
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“They’d send it in, pour it into our country. Therefore it wouldn’t be made here, which is a negative, but we would not send in anything because they were charging us 100% tariffs,” Trump said.
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The US president on Monday claimed that India has now “offered” to cut its tariffs to nothing, “but it’s getting late” as New Delhi purchases most of its oil and military equipment from Russia and very little from America.
In a post shared US Vice President JD Vance on social media, Trump had said, “It has been a totally one sided disaster! Also, India buys most of its oil and military products from Russia, very little from the US. They have now offered to cut their Tariffs to nothing, but it’s getting late. They should have done so years ago. Just some simple facts for people to ponder!!!”
