President Trump is putting America first and finally once and for all levying the same tariffs on trade partners that they have levied mercilessly on the United States for decades. This was not an easy decision to make, but one that is long overdue with a record $1.2 trillion trade in goods deficit in 2024 after the failed rule of former President Joe Biden. For too long, the world was taking advantage of America, dumping their products here as our factories were outsourced and our industrial base was hollowed out, hurting working families and endangering our national and economic security, all the while presidents and Congresses did nothing to respond. Under President Trump’s leadership, America will be the industrial and technology leader of the world, with commitments for hundreds of billions of investments in the United States. For countries that want to avoid the tariffs, it’s simple: Build in America.

But members of Congress including from the President’s own party still have not figured out how Trump’s twin messages on trade and immigration were responsible for his victories in 2016 and 2024. They need to hear from you! Today, our leaders would never have had the moral courage to abolish slavery as they have looked the other way for years as we rewarded abhorrent labor practices by buying the slave-made goods. Forcing American companies to compete with countries with far lower wages and sometimes child and forced labor is not only unfair, it is immoral. But it has been allowed to be perpetuated under the false allure of profits. Until now. Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, we are restoring reciprocity in trade, because Trump has the courage that all of our other leaders have lacked.