President Donald J. Trump just sent a thunderous message to the globalists, the establishment, and every foreign nation that's been bleeding America dry: the era of one-sided trade deals is OVER.
On Thursday, the President signed a historic Proclamation imposing a temporary 10% import duty on goods entering the United States, invoking Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974—a rarely-used but powerful authority designed to address exactly the kind of fundamental international payment crisis we're facing right now.
And make no mistake, Patriots: this IS a crisis. One that the Biden regime created and left for President Trump to clean up.
Biden's Economic Disaster By the Numbers
The White House fact sheet lays bare the staggering damage inflicted on our economy over the past four years. The annual U.S. goods trade deficit EXPLODED by over 40% under Biden, reaching a jaw-dropping $1.2 TRILLION in 2024. Read that number again and let it sink in.
But it gets worse. America's current account deficit—the broadest measure of our international payments—hit 4.0% of GDP in 2024, nearly DOUBLE what it was between 2013 and 2019. That's the worst annual deficit since the 2008 financial crisis.
For the first time in over 60 years, the United States made less money on capital and labor deployed abroad than foreigners made here. More money is flowing OUT of this country through remittances than coming IN. Our net international investment position? Negative $26 TRILLION—89% of our entire GDP. That's the most negative position of ANY country on Earth.
This is what "managed decline" looks like, folks. This is what happens when you let globalists run your economy into the ground while they lecture you about "free trade."
Trump's Solution: America First Economics
Starting February 24th at 12:01 a.m., the 10% duty kicks in for 150 days. It's designed to stem the hemorrhaging of American dollars to foreign producers and incentivize something the establishment told us was impossible: bringing production back home.
The President isn't being reckless—he's being strategic. Critical items are exempted to protect American consumers and industries: certain minerals, energy products, pharmaceuticals, some electronics, vehicles, aerospace products, and agricultural goods Americans depend on. USMCA-compliant goods from Canada and Mexico get a pass, as do certain Central American textile imports under existing agreements.
This isn't a blunt instrument. It's a scalpel wielded by a President who actually understands how to negotiate.
Supreme Court? Trump Won't Be Deterred
Here's where it gets interesting. The White House fact sheet makes a pointed reference to "the Supreme Court's disappointing decision today"—signaling that even judicial setbacks won't stop this administration from reshaping the broken global trading system.
"Today's action will continue to protect the national interests of the United States by addressing the balance-of-payments deficit to further usher in America's Golden Age," the proclamation states.
That's not just policy language. That's a declaration of economic independence.
The Deals Are Working
The administration also highlighted that Trump's aggressive tariff posture has already brought major trading partners—covering more than half of global GDP—to the negotiating table. Historic trade and investment deals are opening new markets for American exports, promoting reshoring, and finally bringing reciprocity to relationships that have been one-sided for decades.
"These deals are creating high-paying American jobs, boosting U.S. manufacturing and technological leadership, and will deliver massive returns for American workers and families for decades to come," the White House declared.
This is what winning looks like. This is what happens when you have a President who puts American workers FIRST—not last.
The Bottom Line
While the legacy media will inevitably shriek about "trade wars" and "consumer prices," remember what they're really defending: a system that shipped your jobs overseas, hollowed out your communities, and made China rich while American families struggled.
President Trump inherited an economic disaster. He's fixing it—one tariff, one deal, one factory at a time.
The question for every American is simple: Do you want a President who fights for YOU, or do you want to go back to the managed decline of the Biden years?
We thought so.