{
  "id": 18419933,
  "title": "Trump Raises Prospect of Tariffs Up to 300%, Pressing Foreign Firms to Build U.S. Plants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/trump-raises-prospect-of-tariffs-up-to-300-pressing-foreign-firms-to",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-06T02:08:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=280648"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Donald Trump has raised the prospect of imposing tariffs of up to 300% on foreign companies that do not build factories in the United States, following the Democratic Party's victory in the recent midterm elections. Speaking at the White House, Trump suggested that such tariffs would be imposed on companies that fail to invest in U.S. plants, with a base rate of 50% that could rise to 300% if companies do not meet the requirement. Trump argued that his tariff policy has already attracted over 3,000 factories and production facilities to the U.S., citing it as a major factor in driving investment. However, he warned that eliminating tariffs would halt ongoing factory construction projects and lead to a return of imports from other countries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}