The Craziest Details About Trump’s Tariff Pause

trade war By Nia Prater and Chas Danner Updated Apr. 10, 2025 saved Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Comment Photo: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images In a sudden about-face on Wednesday, Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause of many of his hefty “Liberation Day” tariffs on America’s trading partners, following days of tumult on Wall Street and growing expectations that Trump’s trade war would trigger economic catastrophe. His announcement bolstered a massive but short-lived upswing in the markets, and in the aftermath, numerous explanations and reports have emerged to explain why Trump caved. Below is a look at the biggest questions and craziest details since his big reversal. . What did Trump announce? Here’s what he wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday afternoon: Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 12...