Dear john,
Last week, President Trump took action to end decades of lopsided trade policies by signing the Reciprocal Tariff Executive Order—a major step toward restoring economic fairness and American strength.
For too long, foreign nations have taken advantage of weak U.S. trade agreements—offshoring our jobs, crippling supply chains, and eroding the backbone of the American middle class. That ends now.
By declaring foreign trade abuses a national emergency, President Trump is putting an end to the exploitation. His executive order imposes new tariffs to reassert U.S. economic independence and defend American jobs:
A 10% baseline tariff took effect April 5, 2025, on all foreign imports.
Higher, targeted tariffs will follow on April 9 for countries with the largest trade deficits with the U.S.
Tariffs will remain until we secure fair, reciprocal trade agreements.
Essential goods—like pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, energy, and critical minerals—will be exempt.
This isn’t just about tariffs. It’s about restoring strength, fairness, and sovereignty. Using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, President Trump is standing up to decades of one-sided deals that gutted our industrial core. His actions will:
Rebuild critical manufacturing in autos, defense, tech, and more
Shrink our $1.2 trillion trade deficit
Counter unfair trade practices by China, India, the EU, and others
Protect U.S. businesses from counterfeit goods and intellectual property theft
It’s time our trading partners played by the same rules. This is how we rebuild American industry, secure our supply chains, and put American workers first—where they belong.
