Trump’s Tariffs Have Nationwide Safety Implications Too

EXPERT INTERVIEWS — President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have spared no nations, slammed a number of longtime allies, and despatched world markets right into a tailspin. They’ll possible carry nationwide safety implications as effectively. 

On Wednesday – what Trump referred to as “Liberation Day” – the president introduced tariffs starting from a baseline 10% levee to a excessive of 54% for “worst offenders.” The Trump administration has touted tariffs as a method to restore U.S. manufacturing and proper commerce imbalances, and it has additionally mentioned that they could be used as instruments to strain different international locations on separate priorities like immigration and drug trafficking.