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By Megan Cartwright
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Stephen King's remark about President Donald Trump's tariffs has gone viral online, sparking polarizing social media reactions.
The author—known for writing famous horror novels—often condemns Trump on social media and voices his concerns about the former star of The Apprentice to his millions of followers.
In a previous statement to Newsweek, Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said that "Stephen King is a dumba**."
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On Tuesday, King took to X, formerly Twitter, to criticize the 78-year-old for imposing sweeping new tariffs across the globe.
"Trump is ruining the economy with his stupid tariffs," King, 77, wrote.
Newsweek reached out to Trump's representative via email for comment.
At the time of publication, his post racked up more than 1.4 million views, 36,000 likes and 3,400 comments.
While some X users in the replies section agreed with King, many also pushed back against his declaration.
"Stephen, tariffs are pressure tactics not punishment," @Fityeth, an account and notable figure in the NFT community, wrote in a note with 9,600 views and 40 likes. "They're meant to bring jobs home and stop other countries from taking advantage. That's called protecting the economy not ruining it."
"Stick to writing bad fiction. You have been wrong about him non stop," Canadian entrepreneur and humanitarian Joelle Adler, @AdlerJoelle, added in a comment with more than 3,600 views and 24 likes.
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Last week, Trump announced that the United States would impose a 10 percent tariff on all imports as well as reciprocal duties targeted at more than 60 countries.
China, meanwhile, faces a 104 percent tariff. While the Trump administration initially announced a 34 percent reciprocal tariff on China, in addition to the 20 percent tariffs already put in place earlier this year, China hit back by imposing a 34 percent tariff.
On Monday, Trump said that if the Asian nation did not walk back on their 34 percent tariff, he would add an additional 50 percent tariff on Chinese imports. Now, China has retaliated with an 84 percent tariff on goods imported from the United States.
According to the White House's website, the widespread tariffs are meant to "address the injustices of global trade," noting that the United States' "trade deficit in goods exceeded $1.2 trillion."
"'Made in America' is not just a tagline—it's an economic and national security priority of this Administration. The President's reciprocal trade agenda means better-paying American jobs making beautiful American-made cars, appliances, and other goods."
Experts, however, argue that the U.S. dollar could be under threat and that there's a "very high" possibility of a recession.
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