Trump Favors Commerce’s Harshest Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Sources Say
- President said to seek 24 percent duty on steel imports
- Also said to consider a 10 percent tariff on foreign aluminum
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President Donald Trump has told confidants that he wants to impose the harshest tariffs on steel and aluminum imports recommended by the Commerce Department, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Trump has said he wants to slap a global tariff of 24 percent on steel imports, the most severe of three options presented to him in a report in January. He’s also considering as much as a 10 percent duty on all aluminum entering the U.S., which would be more than 2.5 percentage points higher than the harshest of Commerce’s recommendations.