Trump Action Archive

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• Trump proclaims critical minerals import adjustment under Section 232, directing negotiations with trading partners and authorizing future tariffs or price floors. — President Trump issued Proclamation 11001 on January 14, 2026, invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to address national security threats from imports of processed critical minerals and derivative products (PCMDPs). The proclamation directs the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate agreements with foreign trading partners to reduce import reliance and secure domestic supply chains. The President reserves authority to impose tariffs, minimum import prices, or other trade restrictions if negotiations fail within 180 days or prove ineffective. The Secretary of Commerce had determined that the U.S. is 100% net-import reliant for 12 critical minerals and lacks sufficient domestic processing capacity, creating strategic vulnerabilities in defense and critical infrastructure sectors.
• Trump issued proclamation invoking Section 232 to direct negotiations on processed critical minerals imports — President Trump issued a proclamation on January 14, 2026, invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to address imports of processed critical minerals and derivative products (PCMDPs). The proclamation, based on a Commerce Department investigation, directs the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate agreements with foreign trading partners to adjust PCMDP imports. The President states he may impose alternative remedies, including tariffs or minimum import prices, if negotiations do not succeed within 180 days.
• Trump signs proclamation directing trade negotiations on processed critical minerals imports — President Trump signed a proclamation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 directing the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to jointly negotiate agreements with trading partners on imports of processed critical minerals and derivative products (PCMDPs). The proclamation states the administration will promote price floors for PCMDP trade and may take further action, including tariffs or restrictions, if negotiations are not completed within 180 days or prove ineffective. The fact sheet claims a prior Commerce Department investigation found such imports threaten national security.

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• Trump told oil executives he would not repay historical losses from Venezuelan nationalization — At a meeting with oil executives on January 10, 2026, Trump stated that he would not use revenue from the sale of Venezuelan oil to repay billions of dollars owed to U.S. oil companies for losses from the 2007 nationalization of their Venezuelan assets. Trump said: "We're not going to look at what people lost in the past, because that was their fault. That was a different president. You're going to make a lot of money, but we're not going to go back."