What time is Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ speech today and what is he expected to announce?

Since his inauguration on 20 January, Donald Trump’s speeches have been regularly causing confusion and alarm around the world so it’s no surprise that “what time is Trump’s speech today?” is currently trending on social media as people prepare – apprehensively – to tune in.

The president is set to speak at 4pm ET today, which is 9pm in the UK, and he’s expected to announce one of the most sweeping rewrites of US trade policy in history, The Guardian reports.

There are fears that the announcement – which will unveil his latest round of tariffs – could cause a global trade war on what Trump is calling “Liberation Day”.

What are tariffs?

In general terms, tariffs are taxes or duties

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