Trump, back in White House, readies tariff plan

Published January 24, 2025 5:47am ET



President Donald Trump‘s whirlwind series of moves that began his second White House stint had a conspicuous absence: immediate action on tariffs, the blunt trade measure he’s called “the most beautiful word to me.”

Trump by no means forgot about tariffs, but he stopped short of imposing them on his first day in office. In the early hours of his second administration, Trump’s most headline-grabbing executive orders aimed to end birthright citizenship, crack down on illegal crossings at the southern border, and increase domestic energy production.

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