Trump Targets Lesotho With Highest Tariff in the World (Correct)

US President Donald Trump imposed a 50% reciprocal tariff on the tiny southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, the highest levy for any sovereign nation.

Trump announced Wednesday he’ll apply at least a 10% tariff on all imports, with even higher duties on some 60 nations, to counter large trade imbalances with the US. Lesotho charges 99% tariffs on American goods, according to the Trump administration.

Lesotho, bordered on all sides by South Africa, exported $364 million more to the US than it imported in 2022. The nation sells diamonds and apparel to the world’s biggest economy, according to ...