STORY: :: Trump says an August 1 tariff deadline is 'not 100% firm':: July 7, 2025:: Washington, D.C.Trump: “I would say firm, but not 100% firm. If they call up and they say would like to do something a different way, we're going to be open to that. But essentially that's the way it is right now.”“We are always subject to negotiate something that's fair. But we've talked to most of the countries and pretty much they've had their way for many, many decades. As you know. And it was time that we just wanted fairness.""We've made a deal with United Kingdom, we've made a deal with China. We're close to making a deal with India. Others we've met with, and we don't think we're going to be able to make a deal. So we just send them a letter. If you want to play ball, this is what you have to pay. So, as far as I'm concerned, we're done with sending out letters to various countries telling them how much tariffs they have to pay. Some will maybe adjust a little bit, depending if they have a you know, cause. But we're not going to be unfair about it. And actually, it's a small fraction compared to what we should be getting. We should be, we could be asking for much more, but for the sake of relationships that we've had with a lot of really good countries, we're doing the way I do it.”Asked if the deadline was firm, Trump said: "I would say firm, but not 100% firm. If they call up and they say we'd like to do something a different way, we're going to be open to that."Trump began telling trade partners - from powerhouse suppliers like Japan and South Korea to minor players - that sharply higher U.S. tariffs would start August 1, marking a new phase in the trade war he launched earlier this year.