Trump’s new tariffs ‘a sales tax that will make life harder for Americans’, say Democrats – US politics live

Even some Republicans apparently expressing concern over measures against 85 countriesSign up for the US Breaking News emailDonald Trump has once again inspired anger and confusion in US allies and trading partners as he imposed a wave of tariffs on more than 80 countries, replacing an expiring global duty introduced earlier this year.The new measures effectively replace blanket 10% tariffs that Trump imposed in February. The US supreme court ruled many of those were illegal. The new levies come in at between 10% and 12.5% on countries including the UK, Mexico, Canada, Australia, India, China and the 27 countries that