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Reported claim

“Donald Trump said the proposed 20% fee would be replaced by trade and investment agreements with Gulf states following discussions with regional leaders.”

high confidence 1 outlet · 1 report

Strengthened after South China Morning Post reported it.

Belief History

Jul 14 Jul 15

Sources

South China Morning Post supports medium reliability
Based on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership, I have decided to replace the 20% United States Reimbursement Fee with Trade and Investment Deals that the various Gulf States will be making into the United States
Jul 14, 2026

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