Billionaire Bill Ackman says Trump may postpone tariffs

Billionaire Bill Ackman has mentioned that United States President Donald Trump may postpone the tariffs for his benefit. According to his post on X, Ackman, a big supporter of the crypto industry, is now predicting that Trump will postpone the tariffs to make more deals.

Bill Ackman is an American hedge fund billionaire who is the founder and chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital Management, a hedge fund management company. Ackman has been quite vocal about tariffs in the past, once telling world leaders hoping to strike a deal with Trump to act fast. He noted that the US President loves to make deals and the earlier they make it, the better for all parties.

United States President Donald Trump is expected to announce the implementation of his controversial tariffs on April 7, with the US president announcing that all imported goods will be subjected to a universal 10% tariff starting from April 5. The country is also expected to impose harsher tariffs on trading partners with which the US has the largest trading deficits, with those expected to kick in on April 9. However, the billionaire feels like he could pause the said implementations of the tariffs.

Bill Ackman predicts postponement of Trump’s tariffs

In his post on X, Ackman mentioned the likely outcome that may lead to the postponement, noting that Trump may not have enough time for deals. “One would have to imagine that President Donald Trump’s phone has been ringing off the hook. The practical reality is that there is insufficient time for him to make deals before the tariffs are scheduled to take effect,” Bill Ackman said.

“I would, therefore, not be surprised to wake up Monday with an announcement from the President that he was postponing the implementation of the tariffs to give him time to make deals,”

Ackman added.

He mentioned that the United States’ industrial base has been decimated over many decades, noting that it is important to have a president who finally cares. “President Trump has gotten the world’s and our trading partners’ attention and elevated the importance of resolving an unfair tariff regime that has harmed American workers and decimated our industrial base over many decades. This is a critically important issue that needs to be resolved, and we finally have a president committed to getting this done,” he said.

Industry personalities wade into tariff discussions

Bill Ackman also highlighted that the current issue cannot be resolved in days, noting that a delay will give the president time to prepare for changes. “The problem, however, can’t be resolved in days, so why wouldn’t a pause make sense to give the president time to properly resolve this critical issue and to allow companies large and small the time to prepare for changes in their supply chains?” he added.

Finally, he added that the risks of not taking enough days to access things could prove costly, mentioning that the increase in uncertainty could drive the United States into a potentially severe recession. Noting the significance of Monday, he said, “One thing is for sure. Monday will be one of the more interesting days in our country’s economic history.”

After the Trump announcement on April 2, the US stock market shed more value during the April 4 trading session than what the entire crypto market is worth. The fact that crypto performed better than the stock market after the announcement was a talking point for both industry supporters and critics. Popular crypto industry figures like BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes and Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss recently showed their support for the tariffs.

“For 50 years our country has sold out Main Street in favor of Wall Street. Past Presidents have relentlessly pursued globalization deindustrialization policies that favored Capital and decimated the American middle class. Time for change. Tariffs are going to reset bad trade relationships, build back the middle class, and Make America Great Again. If it requires short-term pain in the form of a market selloff for long-term nation-saving gain, then I’m ok with it,” Cameron Winklevoss said in a post on X.

Cryptopolitan Academy: Coming Soon - A New Way to Earn Passive Income with DeFi in 2025. Learn More