Trump reimposes new tariffs on 60 countries based on forced labor laws

President Donald Trump is rolling out new Section 301 tariffs for 60 countries as the stopgap measure he implemented in the spring is set to expire. The Supreme Court had previously ruled in February that the president's 'Liberation Day' tariffs — imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — were unconstitutional. In response, Trump imposed a global Section 122 tariff of 10%, which is mandated to expire Friday at 12:01 a.m. A senior administration official rejected that framing as overly 'simplistic.' 'This action, as you'll see, it covers 60 countries versus the previous actions we had that were global in nature,' the official said. 'The president is going to always use the tools at his disposal to achieve his trade policy objectives.' Greer told lawmakers: 'The specific authorities this administration is using have changed, but the trade strategy has not.' He stated they are 'committed to continuing to use tariffs and to negotiate deals to support the re-industrialization of our economy.'