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in about a week and a half, two weeks

Letters setting unilateral tariff rates 'in about a week and a half, two weeks'

Late
“We're going to be sending letters out in about a week and a half, two weeks, to countries, telling them what the deal is.”
Promised
, Remarks to reporters
Stated deadline
“in about a week and a half, two weeks” → June 24, 2025
Re-promised
2 times with a fresh deadline
Topic
Trade & tariffs
Era
Second term

What happened

The letters did not go out on that schedule. The first batch of tariff letters to trading partners was sent in early July 2025, roughly two weeks past the outer edge of the window, and the rates in them were repeatedly revised afterwards.

Sources

  1. Trump is no stranger to setting 2-week deadlines. Here's how others have played out NPR, Jun 20, 2025