Patience Key In Swiss-US Tariff Dispute: John Bolton

2025-08-21 04:06:02

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) In the ongoing dispute over United States tariffs, Switzerland should grit its teeth and wait, according to former National Security Advisor John Bolton. This content was published on August 21, 2025 - 08:28 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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Bolton, who served during President Donald Trump's first term in the White House, gave his comments to the Blick newspaper.

“With counter-tariffs, you only punish your own people,” the 76-year-old explained. Bolton went on to point out that the duties sought by Trump are currently under judicial scrutiny.

“Many believe that before the end of the year a ruling could be issued that would invalidate them,” he said.“At that point Trump will have to start all over again.”

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