President Trump holds a signed executive order on reciprocal tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump has launched a sweeping tariff agenda since taking office, kickstarting an effort to reset trade relations with most countries.
The tariffs, he says, are meant to get the country back on an even playing field with trading partners that have for years put up barriers on goods from the United States.
