White House chart mistakenly put tariffs on tiny territories, uninhabited islands

The Gazette

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Donald Trump's tariffs have become a black and white issue on social media, where penguin memes have gone viral after he targeted an island inhabited by the flightless birds, but no people.
International Business Times
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One of the United States’ largest adversaries was omitted from the list of countries slapped with even the 10 percent baseline tariff – a move that raised some eyebrows given Trump’s previously friendly relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Independent
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US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs extend to some uninhabitated islands that have no trade and are home only to wildlife.
Euronews
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Among the countries and territories listed on sheets of paper that were distributed to reporters in the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday were Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australian territories near Antarctica where many penguins but no people live.
Deccan Herald

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