President Trump References Protectionist Rice Tariffs in Executive Order Announcement, Targets Several Key Bad Actors for Reciprocal Tariffs
By Karah Janevicius
USA Rice
Wednesday, President Trump announced that he’s invoking his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 and signing an Executive Order imposing reciprocal tariffs on nearly every country across the world. The Executive Order finds that underlying conditions, including both tariff and non-tariff barriers of foreign trading partners, have caused a threat to the national security and economy of the United States.