Published On: Sat, Apr 5th, 2025

Trump’s tariffs target island of penguins, but Russia faces no new trade rules


Aside from climate change and pollution, penguins are now facing one more threat from humanity: President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Trump on Wednesday announced expansive tariffs on more than 180 countries and regions to retaliate against what he characterized as unfair trade practices by other countries.

While Vladimir Putin’s Russia was left out of the long list, Trump slapped 10% tariffs on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, a mostly barren, tiny outpost largely populated by penguins.

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