Overview

• Asked if he would roll back the duties, the president said he was not considering removing tariffs and called the trade relationship unfair for years.
• He argued Indian products were "pouring" into the United States while American goods faced steep barriers in India.
• He cited a reported 200% tariff on Harley-Davidson motorcycles in India and said the company built a plant there to avoid those charges.
• He claimed India has offered to cut its tariffs to zero but warned it is "getting late" because New Delhi buys most oil and military equipment from Russia.
• Vice President JD Vance amplified the remarks by sharing a social post quoting Trump that labeled the relationship "a totally one sided disaster."