On Thursday, September 26, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on pharmaceuticals, big-rig trucks, home renovation fixtures, and furniture, effective October 1, 2025, escalating his protectionist agenda, as posted on Truth Social and reported by Reuters and CNN. The measures, the harshest since April 2025’s baseline 10% tariff on all trading partners, target 100% on branded pharmaceuticals unless manufactured in the U.S., 25% on heavy trucks, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, and 30% on upholstered furniture (Web:0, Web:1, Web:3).
Australian Health Minister Mark Butler criticized the pharmaceutical tariffs, noting $1.35 billion in 2024 exports to the U.S., calling them detrimental to consumers (Web:0). Shares in Volvo and Daimler, key truck exporters, fell sharply, while Wayfair and Williams Sonoma, reliant on Asian imports (60% of U.S. furniture, per USITC 2022), tumbled in after-hours trading (Web:1, Web:2). Trump justified the truck tariffs for “National Security” under Section 232, probing imports’ impacts (Web:0, Web:3). The moves, amid fentanyl and immigration concerns, could rekindle inflation fears, with the U.S. economy at 2.8% growth (BEA, Q2 2025) (Web:1). X posts from @realDonaldTrump (September 26, 2025) touted “America First,” while @Naija_Activist noted 65% global concern over trade disruptions (Pew, 2025) (Post:3).
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