On April 2, 2025, United States president Donald Trump held a White House Rose Garden ceremony where he announced what he called a "reciprocal tariff" strategy, which he had previously promised and described as necessary to correct what he characterized as decades of unfair trading relationships that disadvantaged American manufacturers and workers. He called April 2 "Liberation Day" and described it as "one of the most important days in American history." The newly planned tariffs have sometimes been referred to as the "Liberation Day" tariffs.