US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order delaying his July 9 tariff deadline to August 1, the White House announced on Monday (local time). While addressing a press briefing on Monday (local time), Leavitt stated that 12 other nations, in addition to South Korea and Japan, will receive letters and notifications regarding tariffs from Trump. She recalled how she had announced that Trump was going to create tailor-made trade plans for each nation. She stated that the Trump administration wants to have the best deals for the American people.

When asked why Trump decided to delay the tariffs originally scheduled to take effect on July 9 and whether other US trading partners will receive letters on tariffs apart from Japan and South Korea, Leavitt responded, "Yes, I can confirm. In fact, I have those letters... I have the signed letters that went out to both South Korea and Japan today. There will be approximately 12 other countries that will receive notifications and letters directly from the President of the United States. Weeks ago, I stood at this podium and I told all of you that the President was going to create tailor-made trade plans for each and every country on this planet."

"The President will also sign an executive order today delaying the July 9th deadline to August 1st. So the reciprocal tariff rate or these new rates that will be provided in this correspondence to these foreign leaders will be going out the door within the next month or deals will be made and those countries continue to negotiate with the United States. We've seen a lot of positive developments in the right direction. But, the administration, the president and his trade team want to cut the best deals for the American people and the American worker. That's what they're focused on and in the effort of transparency, these letters will continue to be posted to Truth Social. So, you can enjoy them yourself," she added.