Trump has offered to continue trade talks before the rates go into effect Aug. 1. “We’re just going to say all of the remaining countries are going to pay, whether it’s 20% or 15%. We’ll work that out now,

Now, Trump is imposing the tariffs by sending letters to the leaders of foreign countries. Many of them are at similar rates as those announced in April. He insists these letters are final and the tariffs will be in force on August 1,