Maduro: The planet will respond to the U.S. trade war

U.S. president Donald Trump started a war against the full planet under the pretext of his country's liberation," said Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, questioning Washington's pretext for raising customs.

“(Trump) said the day of the liberation of the United States had come. I ask: should the United States be liberated from the world, or should the planet be liberated from the United States? What is the fact about this case? Who is liberated from whom? This is simply a war that has been unleashed, which all country responds to and responds to by all mankind," said Maduro, speaking at a gathering with representatives of municipalities that was broadcast by local television.

The Venezuelan leader said that his country is fortunate not to depend on the United States and builds its own path, overcoming external difficulties.

US president Donald Trump signed an implementing regulation on Wednesday imposing "mutual" customs duties on imports from another countries. The basic minimum rate will be 10 percent, and most countries will gotta face higher rates, which, as explained by the United States Trade typical Office, have been calculated on the basis of the United States trade deficit with the country concerned, so that there is balance alternatively of deficit. For example, goods from the European Union are subject to a 20% duty. According to Trump, this will be a "declaration of economical independence" for the United States and will aid to usage the "bilion and trillion dollars" to repay public debt.