President Donald Trump delivers remarks to members of the Detroit Economic Club at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit on Jan. 13, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Jan. 14 signed an executive order to impose a 25 percent tariff on semiconductors imported into the United States that are not used domestically.
The executive action is part of a Section 232 trade investigation into semiconductor imports.
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
