Lutnick says Trump enforcing national security by using tariffs

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick argued that President Donald Trump is pursuing “national security” by utilizing tariffs on nations across the globe, stressing that the United States needs to produce its own goods.

Lutnick’s statement was given in response to whether or not the president has the constitutionality to impose tariffs. He said Trump “knows the law” and that Congress has passed laws to allow the president to “protect our national security.” He contended that the U.S. needs to make its own medicine, semiconductors, and other goods, arguing that those who disagree are “not thinking it through.”