"Well, when they come back, I'll greet them. How about that? No, no, we're going to get them out. I've authorized Elon Musk to go and get them. And he's prepared to do so," Trump said.
Speaking from the White House, Trump stated, "India charges us massive tariffs. Massive. You can't even sell anything in India...They have agreed, by the way; they want to cut their tariffs way down now because somebody is finally exposing them for what they have done."
In a weekly briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the agreement aims to strengthen and deepen India-US two-way trade in goods and services, increase market access, and reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday expressed optimism about India-US trade ties, emphasizing the need for India's agricultural trade to open up amid US President Donald Trump's plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, including India.
India's export growth has been hampered over the past decade due to a combination of high import tariffs and low foreign direct investment (FDI) in mid-tech manufacturing sectors, according to a report by HSBC.
The Indian chemical industry is set to gain from the United States recent decision to impose strict tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico, according to a report by Prabhudas Lilladher.
Explaining the modifications, Trump said, "During this interim period, between now and April 2nd, this makes it much more favourable for our American car manufacturers."
This massive investment will go toward building out shipping, logistics, infrastructure, and terminal expansion, which will create an "estimated 10,000 new jobs in America," he told the reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.
"Believe it or not, despite the terrible job he's done for Canada, I think that Justin Trudeau is using the Tariff problem, which he has largely caused, in order to run again for Prime Minister. So much fun to watch!" Trump stated in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.