US rebuilds its tariff wall with forced-labor levies on 60 economies
ONP Summary
The Trump administration is preparing replacement tariffs targeting 60 countries to replace global duties expiring Friday, after the Supreme Court ruled his earlier emergency tariffs unconstitutional in February. The new measures will use Section 301 investigations and forced labor law authorities, with details expected Thursday afternoon.
Progressive:Escalating defiance — progressive outlets portrayed Trump as dismissing the Supreme Court and escalating tariffs despite legal defeat to advance his protectionist agenda.
Moderate:Tactical adaptation — centrist outlets reported Trump shifting legal mechanisms to maintain tariff policy after losing his constitutional challenge, noting Republican concerns.
Conservative:Legal recalibration — conservative outlets focused on Trump using alternative authorities like Section 301 to sustain tariffs after emergency powers were struck down.
The United States imposed tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on 60 trading partners, which together account for about 99% of its imports, over what the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) described as their failure to adopt and effectively enforce bans on the import of goods produced with forced labor.
The measures, announced on Thursday, took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, at the same moment the 10% universal tariff in place since February expired. ...
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