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   President Donald Trump made news on Tuesday night when he announced a   
   historic trade deal with Japan, which followed news earlier in the day   
   of a deal with Indonesia.   
      
   Speaking to congressional Republicans at an event in the East Room at   
   the White House, President Trump announced that he had just "signed the   
   largest trade deal in history" with Japan.   
      
      
   "I think maybe the largest deal in history. They had their top people   
   here, and we worked on it long and hard. And it's a great deal for   
   everybody," Trump said, noting that there was "a lot of money" flowing   
   into the U.S.   
      
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   "The tariffs kicked in better than anybody, other than me and a few   
   other people in the room, thought could happen," he added.   
      
      
   "We concluded the one deal [with Japan] and now we're going to conclude   
   another one because they're forming a joint venture with us in Alaska   
   for the LNG... they're all set to make that deal now," Trump continued.   
      
   In a Truth Social post, Trump elaborated on the deal and wrote:   
      
      
   We just completed a massive Deal with Japan, perhaps the largest Deal   
   ever made. Japan will invest, at my direction, $550 billion into the   
   United States, which will receive 90% of the Profits. This Deal will   
   create Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs — There has never been anything   
   like it.   
      
   Perhaps most importantly, Japan will open their Country to Trade   
   including Cars and Trucks, Rice and certain other Agricultural Products,   
   and other things. Japan will pay Reciprocal Tariffs to the United States   
   of 15%. This is a very exciting time for the United States of America,   
   and especially for the fact that we will continue to always have a great   
   relationship with the Country of Japan. Thank you for your attention to   
   this matter!   
      
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   The news followed a release from the White House earlier in the day   
   about the framework for another reciprocal trade with Indonesia.   
      
   The press release read:   
      
   Today, the United States of America (the United States) and the Republic   
   of Indonesia (Indonesia) agreed to a Framework for negotiating an   
   Agreement on Reciprocal Trade to strengthen our bilateral economic   
   relationship, which will provide both countries' exporters unprecedented   
   access to each other's markets.  The Agreement on Reciprocal Trade will   
   build upon our longstanding economic relationship, including the   
   U.S.-Indonesia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, signed on July   
   16, 1996.   
      
   Parts of the deal include the following:   
      
   Indonesia will eliminate approximately 99 percent of tariff barriers for   
   a full range of U.S. industrial and U.S. food and agricultural products   
   exported to Indonesia.   
      
   The United States will reduce to 19 percent the reciprocal tariffs, as   
   set forth in Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, on originating   
   goods of Indonesia, and may also identify certain commodities that are   
   not naturally available or domestically produced in the United States   
   for a further reduction in the reciprocal tariff rate.   
      
   The United States and Indonesia will negotiate facilitative rules of   
   origin that ensure that the benefits of the agreement accrue primarily   
   to the United States and Indonesia.   
      
   The United States and Indonesia have also committed to address and   
   prevent barriers to U.S. food and agricultural products in the   
   Indonesian market, including exempting U.S. food and agricultural   
   products from all import licensing regimes, including commodity balance   
   requirements; ensuring transparency and fairness with respect to   
   geographical indications; providing permanent Fresh Food of Plant Origin   
   (FFPO) designation for all applicable U.S. plant products; and   
   recognizing U.S. regulatory oversight, including listing of all U.S.   
   meat, poultry, and dairy facilities and accepting certificates issued by   
   U.S. regulatory authorities.   
      
   Indonesia will remove restrictions on exports to the United States of   
   industrial commodities, including critical minerals.   
      
   The entire deal can be found here.   
      
   https://redstate.com/katie-jerkovich/2025/07/22/trump-announces-historic-   
      
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