Donald Trump announcement live updates: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (local time) that he’s not looking at lowering tariffs on India. His remarks came a week after the US doubled levies on the country’s imports to 50% as punishment for its Russian oil imports.
Meanwhile, Trump took potshots at China for hosting North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the biggest-ever parade in Beijing.
Earlier, Trump appeared in a press conference at the White House and announced that US Space Command is moving to Alabama, reversing Joe Biden’s decision. He said US ‘shot out’ a drug carrying boat from Venezuela on its way to America.
Trump recently had the diagnosis of Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). On September 1, Trump broke his silence on the speculation surrounding his health, reacting after a weekend in which ‘Trump is dead’ rumours went viral on the internet. Some also speculated whether “Is he resigning?”.
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“Chicago is the murder capital of the world,” Trump posted on Truth social media on Tuesday. He claimed, “At least 54 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, 8 people were killed. The last two weekends were similar. Chicago is the worst and most dangerous city in the World, by far. Pritzker needs help badly, he just doesn’t know it yet. I will solve the crime problem fast, just like I did in DC. Chicago will be safe again, and soon. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Days after US President Donald Trump justified the 50 percent tariffs imposed on Indian imports, claiming that the business ties between the two nations had been “totally one-sided” for many decades, the latter once again on Tuesday (local time) staunchly defended his position while stating that New Delhi was getting along with Washington “very well”.
US President Donald Trump said he’s not looking at lowering tariffs on India, one week after the US doubled levies on the country’s imports to 50% as punishment for its Russian oil imports.
Trump responded “no” when asked by a reporter whether he is considering taking away some of the tariffs imposed on India.
“We get along with India very well,” Trump added on Tuesday at a White House event, but criticized what he said was an imbalanced trade relationship with New Delhi because of high Indian levies.
“India has, you have to understand, for many years, it was a one-sided relationship,” he said. “India was charging us tremendous tariffs, about the highest in the world.”
“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 tariffs, India was charging us tremendous tariffs, about the highest in the world. They were about the highest in the world, number one. And we therefore weren’t doing much business with India. But they were doing business with us because we weren’t charging them foolishly. We weren’t charging them. So they would send in massive, you know, everything they made. They’d send it in, pour it into our country. Therefore it wouldn’t be made here, you know, which is a negative, but we would not send in anything because they were charging us 100% tariffs,” Trump said, according to PTI
While citing an example, Trump said, “Harley Davidson couldn’t sell into India. There was a 200% tariff on a motorcycle. So what happens? Harley Davidson went to India and built a motorcycle plant, and now they don’t have to pay tariffs, same thing as us. So what we’re doing is literally thousands of companies are coming into the US, car companies, AI, but you know, more traditionally, car companies. We have so many car company factories under construction or being designed right now, and they’re coming from China. They’re coming from Mexico, I must tell you, and they’re coming from Canada. A lot of them are coming from Canada, but they’re coming into our country because they want to build here.”
“I am thrilled to report that the US Space Command Headquarters will move to a beautiful locale of a place called Hounsfield Alabama, forever to be known as ‘rocket city’. Congratulations everybody. This will result in more than 30,000 Alabama jobs, hundreds of billions of dollars of investment. Most importantly, this decision will help America defend, and dominate the high frontiers…” PTI quoted Trump as saying.
When asked, “How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?” Trump replied, “I didn’t hear that one. That’s pretty serious stuff… It’s fake news… That’s why the media has so little credibility.”
President Donald Trump stated will send National Guard troops into Chicago; however, didn’t give any timeline. “Well we’re going. I didn’t say when. We’re going in,” he said.
Trump, during the press conference, said that US ‘shot out’ a drug carrying boat from Venezuela on its way to America. He added, “It just happened moments ago.”
Trump said, “I didn’t do any for TWO DAYS and they said ‘there must be something wrong with him.’ Biden wouldn’t do anything for months.”
“You wouldn’t see him and nobody ever said there was anything wrong with him, and we know he wasn’t in the greatest of shape. I was very active over the weekend. They also knew I went out to visit some people at the club that I own pretty nearby on the Potomac River,” he added.
Trump announces US Space Command HQ moving to Alabama, reverses Biden’s decision. He said, “I am thrilled to report that the US Space Command headquarters will move to the beautiful locale of a place called Huntsville, Alabama, forever to be known from this point forward as Rocket City.”
Trump’s scheduled announcement has begun. He is addressing the press conference.
Rudy Giuliani, 81, has been released from the hospital and is “progressing well” after a highway crash in New Hampshire.
The ex-NYC Mayor was injured on Saturday after stopping “to assist a person in urgent need of help,” according to spokesman Ted Goodman.
Giuliani was a passenger in a rented Ford Bronco driven by Goodman when it was rear-ended by a 19-year-old woman’s Honda HR-V on Interstate 93.
Both vehicles struck the median and were heavily damaged.
Goodman and the 19-year-old driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were hospitalized.
Giuliani suffered a fractured thoracic vertebra, multiple lacerations, contusions, and injuries to his left arm and leg.
He was transported by ambulance to a nearby trauma center for treatment.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation; no charges have been filed.
Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa said she will not run for a third term, ending more than a decade of service in the US Senate.
In a video message, the 55-year-old lawmaker said the decision followed “a tremendous amount of prayer and reflection” and that she wants to devote more time to her family.
“It has been an honor to dedicate my life to the service of our great state and country,” Ernst said. “After so much love and support during my career in the military and public service, it’s time for me to give back to them.”
“After a tremendous amount of prayer and reflection, I will not be seeking re-election in 2026,” she said.
Highlighting her tenure, Ernst pointed to efforts to cut government waste, reduce regulations, defend farmers and small businesses, protect veterans, and strengthen the US military. She also underscored her advocacy against violence toward women and her support for anti-abortion policies.
A US federal appeals court ruled the Trump administration can terminate over $16 billion in climate change grants.
The grants were part of President Joe Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, targeting greenhouse gas emission cuts.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Trump moved to end the funding.
A 2-1 decision by the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found that a lower court lacked jurisdiction to block Trump’s move.
After a federal court ruled that President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles this summer was illegal, California Governor Gavin Newsom celebrated the ruling on X (formerly Twitter), posting: “DONALD TRUMP LOSES AGAIN. The courts agree — his militarization of our streets and use of the military against US citizens is ILLEGAL.”
US President Donald Trump will deliver a surprise Oval Office address on Tuesday, sparking widespread speculation over its content. Rumors range from a health update after days out of public view and viral photos of bruises, to announcements on Ukraine, domestic security, or even resignation.
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Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, will lead operations in Chicago this month.
He previously oversaw immigration enforcement efforts in Los Angeles.
The decision was confirmed by two federal law enforcement sources, according to NBC News.
Bovino currently serves as Border Patrol chief of the El Centro sector in Texas.
Trump stated that he will be awarding his former attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with the highest civilian honour Presidential Medal of Freedom
Trump took to X and said, “As President of the United States of America, I am pleased to announce that Rudy Giuliani, the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot, will receive THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, our Country’s highest civilian honor. Details as to time and place to follow.”
Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles this summer protests against his immigration crackdown violated federal law, US District Judge Charles Breyer ruled on Tuesday, Bloomberg reported.
The Trump administration is set to announce on Tuesday that US Space Command will be based in Alabama, overturning a decision made during the Biden administration to keep it at its temporary location in Colorado, AP reported citing sources. It added Pentagon website set up to livestream the remarks calls the event as a “U.S. Space Command HQ Announcement.”
Last weekend, Vice President JD Vance expressed his readiness to assume the role of President of the United States if a “terrible tragedy” is to happen. While Vance asserted that Donald Trump was in good health, the 41-year-old stressed that his experience over the past 200 days has prepared him for the role.
The shift from the War Department into the Department of Defense occurred gradually, starting with the National Security Act of 1947. This act unified the Army, Navy, and the Air Force under a single entity known as the National Military Establishment. In 1949, a key amendment to the law officially renamed the organisation the “Department of Defense”, solidifying the modern structure.
A photo of Trump’s bruised hand taken during a Cabinet meeting went viral, sparking widespread speculation about his health on social media. It had led White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to issue a clarification that the bruising was due to Trump “shaking hands all day, every day”.
Leavitt told CNN, “The president will be making an exciting announcement related to the Department of Defense.”
President Donald Trump’s announcement is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET today, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt informed CNN.
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