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The Guardian - AU
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‘War’ and ‘pain’: what the papers say about Donald Trump’s trade tariffs

Composite image of UK newspaper front pages for 3 April 2025, mostly about Donald Trump's tariffs
Composite image of UK newspaper front pages for 3 April 2025, mostly about Donald Trump’s tariffs Composite: Daily Mail/Daily Express/Daily Mirror/The Times/The Daily Telegraph/i/Metro

Donald Trump’s tariff “day of liberation” arrived with the US president imposing markups on imports while accusing other nations, including allies, of “looting, pillaging, raping and plundering” the US.

The UK got off relatively lightly with the basic 10%. Here is how major British newspapers see it.

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