<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>The U.S. will reinstate so-called reciprocal tariffs against any country that does not strike a new deal with the U.S. by Friday, President Donald Trump reiterated Wednesday, confirming he wouldn’t offer another extension for the pause on the “Liberation Day” tariffs he announced in April. </p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/688a111fb3f4ae05530ca9ce/US-President-July-129-2025/960x0.jpg?fit=scale" alt="US-President-July-129-2025" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion classname="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text" role="button">President Donald Trump speaks to press near the Rose Garden after returning to the White House the <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... More</span><span class="expanded-caption"> White House, on July 29, 2025, in Washington D.C., after returning from a five-day trip to Scotland. (Photo by MEHMET ESER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images</small></figcaption></figure>

<div class="key-facts-element"><p>Trump said the Aug. 1 deadline “stands strong, and will not be extended,” in a Truth Social <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114942005076829557" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114942005076829557" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114942005076829557" aria-label="post.">post.</a></p></div>

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The White House has said any country that does not agree to new terms of a trade deal with the U.S. by Friday will face the tariff rates Trump initially announced in April.{ai:summary}<p>President Trump has confirmed that the U.S. will reinstate reciprocal tariffs against countries that fail to negotiate a new deal by Friday. He emphasized that the August 1 deadline will not be extended.</p><p>This decision follows the "Liberation Day" tariffs announced in April. #politics</p>

Trump Keeps Aug. 1 Deadline For Lifting Tariff Pause

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