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Donald Trump’s Tariffs On These 2 Islands Comes With An Absurd Twist

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03.04.2025

Donald Trump drew mockery for including two remote islands near Antarctica on his list of countries (even though they are not countries) that will now be hit with steep, new tariffs as part of his so-called “Liberation Day.”

The president slapped a 10% tariff on all products that are imported from the mostly barren, volcanic Heard and McDonald Islands.

They are uninhabited by humans, take days to travel to (only by boat) from Australia and are home to penguins and seals, and has a fishery.

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow poked fun at the news by noting how the islands ― which, per The Guardian, exported only around $1.4 million worth of products to the U.S. last year ― are “only reachable by boat and it takes two weeks by sea to get there from Australia.”

“They’re totally uninhabited. Both of them,” she continued. “They’re also active volcanoes so, even if you wanted to move there, even the penguins might caution you, right?”

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