"We imposed tariffs on uninhabited areas called "penguin islands" to prevent tariff circumvention, said US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, quoted by CBS.
"The president is tired of this and wants to correct the situation. "He said he cannot allow any part of the world to become a backyard for China or other countries," he said.
Latnik denied suggestions that artificial intelligence was used to create a list of territories subject to tariffs after similar information appeared on social networks.
It was previously reported that the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, on which Trump imposed tariffs, turned out to be suppliers of cars to the United States. As the media wrote, the volcanic islands were on the list of "external territories" of Australia and would be subject to 10 percent tariffs on their goods.