Reported claim

“President Trump said he changed his mind on the 20% fee after feedback from Gulf Arab countries, citing that they preferred to invest in the United States instead.”

high confidence 1 outlet · 1 report

Strengthened after NPR World reported it.

Belief History

Jul 15 Jul 15

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NPR World supports high reliability

So I put it out yesterday. I thought it was good... I was called by different people, different countries, kings and emirs

Jul 15, 2026

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