Democrats Criticize Trump's New Tariffs as 'End Run Around Supreme Court and Congress' In a move that has left allies scrambling to respond, the Trump administration has imposed tariffs on 85 countries, citing their failure to crack down on forced labor.
However, this rhetoric belies President Trump's true intentions: using tariffs as a means to advance his domestic political agenda.
The tariffs appear to address legitimate concerns about human rights abuses perpetrated through forced labor.