Protests in US, China lashes out over levies
President Donald Trump tells US to “hang tough” after markets slumped further following China’s retaliatory tariffs to the United States.
The US has begun collecting 10 percent tariffs on imports from many countries, with higher levies set to come into effect next week.
Anger rising as tariff fallout brings ‘interesting demographic’ to the streetsThousands of people are gathering here in protest not just against Donald Trump but also against Elon Musk, who is the head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
There had been anger before, but after the new tariffs introduced by Trump and a tanking stock market, that anger is mounting.
This is one of the biggest demonstrations we’ve seen since Donald Trump began his second term and it’s perhaps indicative of the rising anger within the American people – not only at the slashing of the federal workforce and the loss of jobs but now the loss of retirement accounts.
There are many gatherings around the United States but at this particular one in Washington, DC, taking a look at the crowd one can see a very interesting demographic.
At past protests, one would normally see younger people, the angrier people – here there is no such demographic. Here are the middle-aged, there are the elderly; very clearly there has been some chord struck among the American people and perhaps it directly has to do with the effect on their savings, with what has happened in just the past two days.
So there is anger rising, and there is a spontaneity rising.
How the Trump government is ID-ing students for deportation
Over the past month, hundreds of international students in the US have either been detained, deported, or stripped of their visas for protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza.
The Trump administration’s crackdown is being described as an assault on political dissent – one that has been enabled by mainstream news outlets and pro-Zionist pressure groups.UK and French leaders discuss tariffs
A Downing Street statement says British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have held a conversation about the tariffs.
“They agreed that a trade war was in nobody’s interests, but nothing should be off the table,” the statement said.
“The prime minister and president also shared their concerns about the global economic and security impact, particularly in Southeast Asia,” it added, noting that the two leaders agreed to stay in close contact over the coming weeks.
Japan PM to speak to Trump over tariffs
Shigeru Ishiba plans to hold a telephone call next week with Trump on tariffs.
The Japanese prime minister made the comment while speaking on a television programme, according to Jiji Press.
Earlier, Ishiba had called for a “calm-headed” approach after Trump slapped 24-percent tariffs on goods made in Japan, one of the US’s top trading partners.
A plunge in banking shares on Friday set Tokyo’s stock market on course for its worst week in years.Protesters descend for ‘Hands Off’ rallies
Demonstrators have begun gathering on the National Mall in Washington, DC and other cities across the US to protest against Trump’s policies.
A loose coalition of dozens of left-leaning groups like MoveOn and Women’s March organised “Hands Off” events in more than 1,000 towns and cities and in every congressional district, according to the groups.
“Trump, Musk, and their billionaire cronies are orchestrating an all-out assault on our government, our economy, and our basic rights – enabled by Congress every step of the way,” the group Indivisible said on its website.
Prominent Democrats, including Representative Jamie Raskin are set to address the crowd on the National Mall, just blocks from the White House.
Separately, a March for Palestine has been scheduled in Washington, DC around the same time.
