The Trump administration is planning to impose a round of fresh tariffs on April 2, a day President Trump has dubbed " Liberation Day. " The announcement is viewed by economists as the culmination of his "America First Trade Policy," an executive order he signed on his first day in office aimed at revitalizing U.S. manufacturing.

It comes as the president recently announced a 25% tariff on imported vehicles and some auto parts among other tariffs.

Trump has repeatedly called April 2 “Liberation Day,” with promises to roll out a set of tariffs, or taxes on imports from other countries, that he says will free the U.S. from a reliance on foreign goods. To do this, Trump has said he’ll impose “reciprocal” tariffs to match the duties that other countries charge on U.S. products.

Post contributors weigh in on the tariff announcement.

President Donald Trump promised tariffs that would raise U.S. import taxes high enough to mirror what others assess as trade penalties on American goods

President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariff regime reverses a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers, will likely raise prices for U.S. consumers, and threatens to sharply slow the econom