White House:

President Trump has a spine of steel, he will not break and America will not break under his leadership.

White House:

Trump believes that China has to make a deal on tariffs.

Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD have reached an agreement on coalition, ntv reports.

Iran will be allowed to maintain a civilian nuclear program for electricity generation according to Trump's plan, but no military program.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Canada's retaliatory 25% tariffs on select U.S.-made vehicles will take effect tomorrow.

US State Department:

China is one of Russia's biggest supporters in the war, and their cooperation destabilizes the world.

US State Department:

The United States is aware of reports that Ukraine captured two Chinese citizens fighting on behalf of Russia. The reports are disturbing.

Qatargate: Israel’s Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Prime Minister Netanyahu’s attempt to dismiss Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar, following petitions from opposition parties.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

Ankara possesses intelligence reports indicating the involvement of certain countries in the recent events along the Syrian coast.

These reports are currently under analysis.

Meanwhile in Gaza: Israel continues airstrikes.

Trump:

We need more than double the electricity we have now.

Trump:

Germany went green, very green. They went so green they almost went out of business. They went to wind, the wind wasn’t blowing too much.

At least a dozen House Republicans are considering signing onto the bill to restrict Trump's ability to impose tariffs unilaterally.

Source: Axios

Trump claims the U.S. is collecting $2 billion a day from tariffs.

Fire in Dnipro, Ukraine as a result of Russian kamikaze drone attacks.

President Trump signs executive order effectively increasing tariffs on China to 104%.

Donald Trump's 104% tariffs on China and other tariffs on 'worst offenders' went into effect this morning.

Trump has enacted sweeping new tariffs, marking the most aggressive U.S. trade policy shift in over a century.

These measures target countries with trade surpluses with the U.S., sparking global economic tension.

Top Tariff Rates:

• China faces tariffs up to 104%
• Cambodia: 49%
• Vietnam: 46%
• European Union: 20%

A 10% baseline tariff applies to most U.S. trading partners.

• Yields on 30-year U.S. Treasuries surged over 20 basis points to 4.98%.
• Trump claims the U.S. is earning “$2 billion a day” from the tariffs.

Source: Bloomberg

U.S. commanders are concerned that the Pentagon will need to transfer long-range precision weapons from Asia to the Middle East in preparation for a possible conflict with China.

This is due to the United States' use of munitions in the Yemen bombing campaign.

"In just three weeks, the Pentagon has used $200 million worth of munitions" in Yemen. "The total cost could be well over $1 billion by next week." - (April 4)

According to a CNN report, since March 15, the United States has committed over $1 billion to bombing Yemen in support of Israeli interests.

Sources: NYT, CNN

Trump:

These countries are calling us up. Kissing my ass to make a deal. They are dying to make a deal.

Trump:

China will now pay a big number to our treasury. This is all taxes.