“Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country. Also, they have always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russias largest buyer of ENERGY, along with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE — ALL THINGS NOT GOOD! INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25%, PLUS A PENALTY FOR THE ABOVE, STARTING ON AUGUST FIRST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. MAGA!” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The Truth Social post makes several claims about India’s tariffs, non-tariff barriers, military purchases from Russia, energy imports from Russia, and a proposed U.S. tariff on Indian goods. The claim that India’s tariffs are among the highest in the world is well supported by WTO and U.S. Trade Representative data, which places India’s […]