Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on tariffs exemptions for certain electronics: "Those products are going to be part of the semiconductor sectoral tariffs, which are coming ... We need to have these things made in America."

Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s focus on sectoral tariffs misses the point. The real issue? Decades of D.C. letting critical industries rot while outsourcing production. The 125% China tariff is a start, but the 90-day pause for negotiating partners shows strategic recalibration. Past administrations failed to secure domestic manufacturing, leaving us dependent on foreign supply chains. The CHIPS Act’s $52B was a band-aid, not a cure. True progress means cutting bureaucratic red tape, not just shifting tariff targets. America’s revival hinges on crushing inefficiency, not just reshuffling trade barriers.

Here’s what could get more expensive with Trump’s new tariffs.

@howardlutnick Outsourcing killed us. Time to go all-in on made in USA.

@howardlutnick Trump's tariffs are brilliant

@howardlutnick trump folded

@howardlutnick This is basically the tariff story

@howardlutnick Yes sir.

@howardlutnick So we're so desperate for this stuff we can't tariff it.

@howardlutnick Why do all these msm hacks always have looks on their faces like their laxative isn’t working?

@howardlutnick OK. I officially lost the plot.

@howardlutnick Trump has no clue what he’s doing