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Latest Promises In Trade
Donald Trump
Adopt a four-year plan to phase out Chinese imports
Trump has not released a four-year plan to phase out China imports
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February 19, 2026
Donald Trump
Institute a reciprocal tariff policy
The now-paused tariffs Trump touted as reciprocal actually weren’t
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April 14, 2025
Donald Trump
Add a 60% tariff on goods from China
Trump blows past 60% tariff promise on China, setting 145% rate
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April 11, 2025
Donald Trump
Add a tariff of 10% to 20% to all nondomestic goods sold in America
Despite pausing some tariffs, Trump’s 10% baseline global tariff is in force
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April 11, 2025
Joe Biden
Award federal contracts to companies that make all products in US
Biden strengthened Buy American rules, but contractors still manufacture outside U.S.
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December 16, 2024
Joe Biden
Allow import of prescription drugs from other countries
Biden FDA approves Florida request to import drugs from Canada, but state didn’t act
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December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Establish an offshoring tax penalty
Laws targeting overseas tax dodges fail to emerge from Congress
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December 2, 2024
Joe Biden
Change tax code so pharmaceutical production stays in the US
Joe Biden fails to change the tax code to keep pharmaceutical companies’ production in the U.S.
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December 2, 2024
Joe Biden
Tighten ‘Made In America’ rules
New rules gradually raise the bar for Made-in-America
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July 13, 2022
Joe Biden
Use the Defense Production Act to produce personal protective equipment
Biden administration has been using the Defense Production Act to fight the pandemic
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December 22, 2021
Donald Trump
Raise tariffs on goods imported into the U.S.
Trump sticks by promise to raise import tariffs
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Use U.S. steel for infrastructure projects
Trump issues executive order on steel, and imports drop
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Reverse China’s entry into the World Trade Organization
China remains in World Trade Organization, despite Trump’s vow for removal
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Renegotiate NAFTA
Trump comes through on pledge to rewrite NAFTA
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Stop TPP
Trump orders TPP withdrawal
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January 23, 2017
Barack Obama
Create a new trade enforcement unit that will address China’s trade practices
Obama fulfills pledge with aggressive WTO actions
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December 14, 2016
Barack Obama
Double American exports over the next five years
Exports didn’t double; they are barely keeping pace with 2012
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December 8, 2016
Barack Obama
Create 1 million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016
Statistics fall short on manufacturing jobs
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November 14, 2016
Barack Obama
Improve port security through better radiation detection
Mutiple failures on multiple fronts
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December 20, 2012
Barack Obama
Strengthen the African Growth and Opportunity Act
Expiring provision extended, but little to ‘strengthen’ the law
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November 20, 2012
Barack Obama
Protect American intellectual property abroad
Anti-counterfeiting trade agreement gets it done
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October 13, 2011
Barack Obama
Create incentives for tree planting and promote carbon sequestration
Tree-planting incentives taking root
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September 2, 2011
Barack Obama
Allow imported prescription drugs
No new rules for drug imports in health care law
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April 8, 2010
