Is the ‘25% tariff’ Coupang’s doing? GOP Judiciary Committee warns, “This is what happens when you target U.S. companies”

S. House of Representatives, chaired by Republican Representative Jim Jordan. According to The Financial News, remarks are emerging within the United States of America (U. S. ) political establishment that link President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on the Republic of Korea (ROK) back up to 25% with punitive measures against U.
S. companies such as Coupang. These comments suggest the tariff move is being viewed in connection with how such firms are treated overseas. On the 27th (local time), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing sources, reported that "Vice President of the United States J. D.
Vance met Prime Minister Kim Min-seok of the Republic of Korea in Washington, D. C. last week and warned him not to take actions that would disadvantage U. S. technology companies, including Coupang.
" The report added, "Vice President Vance told the prime minister that the U. S. side wants meaningful de-escalation in how the ROK government treats technology companies like Coupang," and explained, "This conversation took place just days before trade tensions between the two countries reached a peak. " This appears to have occurred on the 23rd, three days before President Trump announced that he would raise tariffs on Korean products back up from 15% to 25%, when Vice President Vance met Prime Minister Kim, who was visiting the U.
S. , and discussed issues including Coupang. WSJ noted that the vice president’s office declined to comment on the matter. Vice President Vance is not the only one to invoke the Coupang situation when discussing the background to the latest tariff hike.
On the 27th, the House Judiciary Committee Republicans used their official X account to share President Trump’s post on his own social media platform, Truth Social, about raising tariffs, and wrote, "This is what happens when you unfairly target American companies like Coupang. " Meanwhile, the White House stated that the move came because the ROK failed to fulfill commitments it had agreed to in exchange for lower tariffs. Responding to a question from Yonhap News Agency about the tariff increase, a White House official said, "The simple reality is that the ROK reached a (trade) agreement with the Trump administration to secure lower tariffs," and argued that under the bilateral trade deal, "the (Trump) President lowered tariffs on the ROK, but the ROK has made no progress in delivering on its end of the bargain in return. " Prime Minister Kim Min-seok of the Republic of Korea poses for a commemorative photo with Vice President of the United States J.
D. Vance before their meeting at the White House in Washington, D. C. , on the 23rd (local time).
S. House of Representatives, chaired by Republican Representative Jim Jordan. According to The Financial News, remarks are emerging within the United States of America (U. S. ) political establishment that link President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on the Republic of Korea (ROK) back up to 25% with punitive measures against U.
S. House of Representatives, chaired by Republican Representative Jim Jordan. According to The Financial News, remarks are emerging within the United States of America (U. S. ) political establishment that link President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on the Republic of Korea (ROK) back up to 25% with punitive measures against U.S. House of Representatives, chaired by Republican Representative Jim Jordan. According to The Financial News, remarks are emerging within the United States of America (U. S. ) political establishment that link President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on the Republic of Korea (ROK) back up to 25% with punitive measures against U.
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