00:00Dr. Mahathir Mohamad expects U.S. President Donald Trump to pause all ongoing tariffs within
00:07the next three months, saying the duty hurts the U.S. more than other countries. The former
00:13prime minister said tariffs were meant to make imports pricier and to boost demand for local
00:17products, but this depended on the availability of the latter. Mahathir said the U.S. practically
00:24has no local products, as it had relied on imports for over a decade as a much cheaper option.
00:30He predicted that the U.S. would face a shortage of various products, both essential and non-essential,
00:36and that a public backlash would ensue. Trump has paused the imposition of reciprocal import
00:42tariffs for 90 days, excluding the additional tariffs of 145% imposed on China. Malaysia initially
00:50received a 24% tariff rate, excluding electronics, while regional neighbor Cambodia was slapped
00:55with a 49% tariff, the heaviest among all Southeast Asian countries.
00:59Dhanush Rajarese, FMT.
01:01Dhanush Rajarese, FMT.
01:03Dhanush Rajarese, FMT.
01:05Dhanush Rajarese, FMT.
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