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Donald Trump declares ‘US open for business’ but promises tariffs in Twitter rant

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U.S. company decides to stay, Donald Trump claims responsibility
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter early Sunday morning to promise a heavy tax for businesses that move their factories out of the United States and on to foreign soil.

“Any business that leaves for another country, fires its employees, builds a new factory or plant in the other country and then thinks it will see its product back into the US without retribution is WRONG,” he wrote.

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The US president-elect took aim at the auto industry and others and promised a 35 per cent tax on those companies who decide to relocate outside the US.

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It remains to be seen how such a tariff would or if it could legally be implemented but he promised leaving the U.S. would be an expensive mistake before declaring, “THE UNITED STATE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

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